Chris Van Hollen: “I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for the question. All I can say…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020

I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for the question. All I can say is we have seen a pattern from this President. We saw this President, President Trump, in Helsinki a few years ago, standing next to Vladimir Putin, and our President was the one who threw our intelligence community under the bus. He said he trusted Vladimir Putin when Putin told him, Don't worry, President Trump. We didn't interfere in your elections. President Trump said: OK. I think President Putin may be right about our intelligence community.

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Chris Van Hollen

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Feb 25, 2020

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