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Val Demings: The only reason, the only logical reason, and we deal in what's reasonable, President Trump withheld the aid. It was to…

On the recordJanuary 22, 2020
The only reason, the only logical reason, and we deal in what's reasonable, President Trump withheld the aid. It was to undermine these threats to his political future.
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Val Demings
Democratic · Florida

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Demings argues that Trump's withholding of aid was politically motivated.

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