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David Shulkin: “I think the way the findings were used -- were used in a political way. Not by the inspector general, but by the…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2018
I think the way the findings were used -- were used in a political way. Not by the inspector general, but by the political appointees within V.A.
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David Shulkin
Independent · District of Columbia

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Shulkin discusses how the findings of the inspector general were used politically against him.

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