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Angus King: “If the Russians or the Chinese or the Iranians or whoever it is comes after us and does something like this, and we can…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2020
If the Russians or the Chinese or the Iranians or whoever it is comes after us and does something like this, and we can attribute it to a particular country, there needs to be--there need to be consequences.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for consequences against foreign interference.

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