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On the recordNovember 25, 2020
And, you know, you can imagine -- it's Roger Stone, it's Paul Manafort, it's any one of the half dozen of people very close to the President, who undoubtedly have stories to tell about the President's behavior who are being told, stay quiet, and we will fix this.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

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Rep. Jim Himes suggests that Trump's pardons may be a way to silence those close to him who could reveal damaging information.

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