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Leon Panetta: “Leon Panetta actually took my face in his hands like this and he says, trust me. I will tell you what happened.”

On the recordOctober 9, 2012
Leon Panetta actually took my face in his hands like this and he says, trust me. I will tell you what happened.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Pat Smith recounts her interaction with Leon Panetta where he promised to provide her with information about her son's death.

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