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David Gergen: “It really -- it does send a signal, at least a couple people in the inner circle. And Paul Manafort was in the inner…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2017
It really -- it does send a signal, at least a couple people in the inner circle. And Paul Manafort was in the inner circle as a chairman for a period of time. They just can't deny that.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen comments on the implications of Manafort's investigation for Trump's inner circle.

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