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Richard Blumenthal: “You said, Ms. Yates that we're not going to prosecute our way out of the Russian continued attack on this country. But…”

On the recordMay 7, 2017
You said, Ms. Yates that we're not going to prosecute our way out of the Russian continued attack on this country. But putting Americans in prison, if they cooperate, collude, aid and abet, or otherwise assist in that illegality, might send a very strong deterrent message, correct?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses the potential consequences for Americans involved in collusion with Russia.

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