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Elizabeth Warren: “It funds terrorists. It funds human traffickers. It funds crime syndicates.”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
It funds terrorists. It funds human traffickers. It funds crime syndicates.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the negative consequences of money laundering on society.

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