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Richard Blumenthal: “It is about how a brutal, repressive regime can buy influence--indeed even take over--a cherished American institution…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2023
It is about how a brutal, repressive regime can buy influence--indeed even take over--a cherished American institution to cleanse its public image.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses the influence of a repressive regime on American institutions.

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