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Eric Swalwell: What's so frustrating here is that the President could just pardon Roger Stone, but instead, he's chosen to show all of…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2020
What's so frustrating here is that the President could just pardon Roger Stone, but instead, he's chosen to show all of us that he's got others who will do his hits for him. And he's injected this virus of corruption into the department.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell expresses frustration over Trump's handling of the Roger Stone case and the perceived corruption in the Department of Justice.

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