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Elijah Cummings: “And the American people, by the way, voted for accountability in November. And they have a right to hear Mr. Cohen in…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
And the American people, by the way, voted for accountability in November. And they have a right to hear Mr. Cohen in public so they can make their own judgments.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings emphasizes the public's demand for accountability and the importance of Cohen's testimony.

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