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Jamie Raskin: “But you just testified a moment ago that the President failed to act on it because they were interested in the politics…”

On the recordJune 22, 2022
But you just testified a moment ago that the President failed to act on it because they were interested in the politics of trying to, well, win the election first.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin accuses the President of prioritizing politics over pandemic response.

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