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David Gergen: “There's zero evidence that anybody around Obama or Obama himself even knew that there was this kind of horse trading…”

On the recordDecember 25, 2008
There's zero evidence that anybody around Obama or Obama himself even knew that there was this kind of horse trading going on for the senate seat for money or favors of one sort or another.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen asserts that there is no evidence implicating Obama or his team in the Blagojevich scandal.

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