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Donald Trump: “I have spoken to others in intelligence and they are big believers in, as an example, waterboarding.”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2017
I have spoken to others in intelligence and they are big believers in, as an example, waterboarding.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump mentions conversations with intelligence officials who support waterboarding.

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