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Matt Gaetz: Absolutely not. It's witness testing. When people come before the Congress with an intent to perpetuate their continuous…

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

Editor's note · Context

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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