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Richard Blumenthal: “Why should the Russians take us seriously when the President denies the plain reality of their attacking our country?”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2018
Why should the Russians take us seriously when the President denies the plain reality of their attacking our country?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal questions the seriousness of U.S. responses to Russian aggression.

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