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Eric Swalwell: “They had good reason to be concerned. It looks like they were trying to prevent a five-alarm fire from turning into a…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2018
They had good reason to be concerned. It looks like they were trying to prevent a five-alarm fire from turning into a six-alarm fire.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell discusses the necessity of opening an obstruction case against President Trump following the firing of FBI Director Comey.

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