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On the recordMay 17, 2017
There were a lot of questions unanswered, a lot of pieces missing. Certainly the revelation that Rod Rosenstein knew about Trump's plans before he wrote that memo was extremely important.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses the unanswered questions from the Rosenstein briefing and highlights the importance of Rosenstein's prior knowledge of Trump's firing plans.

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