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On the recordAugust 3, 2022
Obviously, officials, out of the Trump administration were taking steps to make sure that potential evidence involved in January 6 would not be there. I really do think that the Justice Department has to investigate the loss of this kind of critical evidence.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Panetta comments on the actions of Trump administration officials regarding the deletion of evidence related to January 6.

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