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Jamie Raskin: “It was because Joe Biden was running for President, and he was looking for a hook to go after Joe Biden.”

On the recordDecember 16, 2019
It was because Joe Biden was running for President, and he was looking for a hook to go after Joe Biden.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin suggests the President's actions were politically motivated against Biden.

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