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Richard Blumenthal: “It should be on the minds of the judiciary committee, which should subpoena these documents because we have an…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2017
It should be on the minds of the judiciary committee, which should subpoena these documents because we have an obligation to protect the FBI and the Department of Justice from political interference as we seek to know what the full extent is and was of the Russian meddling and possible Trump campaign collusion.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal emphasizes the need for the judiciary committee to investigate and protect the integrity of the FBI and DOJ.

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