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On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
Absolutely not. It's witness testing. When people come before the Congress with an intent to perpetuate their continuous lies, we have an opportunity and I would say an obligation to test who those people lie to.
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Matt Gaetz
Republican · Florida

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Matt Gaetz defends his controversial tweet about Michael Cohen, claiming it is not witness tampering but rather a necessary test of Cohen's credibility.

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