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Angus King: “We can't go behind closed doors for six months and then come out and say, 'Here's what happened.' I don't think that's…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
We can't go behind closed doors for six months and then come out and say, 'Here's what happened.' I don't think that's going to have credibility.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King stresses the importance of transparency in the investigation process.

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