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Jim Himes: “We started in a place where there was a blanket, unconditional denial of any contact with the Russians.”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
We started in a place where there was a blanket, unconditional denial of any contact with the Russians.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Himes reflected on the initial denials of contact with Russians and the evolving narrative surrounding it.

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