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Maxine Waters: “I would like to caution the gentleman, before he takes such a tough stand in defense of the CIA, that there has been…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 1996
I would like to caution the gentleman, before he takes such a tough stand in defense of the CIA, that there has been testimony under oath in Federal court in northern California by Mr. Blandon that he indeed under oath said he worked for the CIA, and it is also recorded and documented that he was a known drug dealer. So I want to caution the gentleman that there is testimony under oath in Federal court by one of the CIA operatives, and the gentleman from Florida needs to know that.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Addressing allegations regarding CIA involvement in drug trafficking during a debate.

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