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David Gergen: “There was a clear desire on the part of people in the Trump campaign to get the dirt, whatever it was, whether it was…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2017
There was a clear desire on the part of people in the Trump campaign to get the dirt, whatever it was, whether it was e-mails or whatever else they might get from the Russians.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Discussing the Trump campaign's interest in obtaining damaging information from Russia.

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