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Leon Panetta: “I believe that if you talk to Bob Mueller, if you talk to John McCain, if you talk to General Petraeus, that they…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
I believe that if you talk to Bob Mueller, if you talk to John McCain, if you talk to General Petraeus, that they believe that information can be obtained without having to resort to extraordinary measures.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta asserts that key figures support non-coercive information gathering methods.

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