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On the recordDecember 19, 2017
Recently there has been a real flurry by the Republicans here in Congress to disparage and call names to the FBI and to the Justice Department, but it is right after Michael Flynn pled guilty, right after George Papadopoulos pled guilty in the investigation into Russia and potential collusion with the administration. Now my question is: What are you afraid of? Why are you getting in such a big rush to complain about these folks now? What are you hiding? What is it that is bothering you? Let the detectives do their work to figure out what happened between Russia and this administration. I mean, it is like we have been asking for the President's tax returns for ages. What is he hiding? We won't even know how much money he gets to save under this terrible tax bill that was passed today by the Republican Congress. So I just want to know: Why are you so worried? What are you afraid of? What are you hiding? ____________________
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Ed Perlmutter
Democratic · Colorado

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