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William Cohen: “One of the problems on this, Anderson, is the president is impulsive, impetuous, and he responded to what he heard were…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2019
One of the problems on this, Anderson, is the president is impulsive, impetuous, and he responded to what he heard were reports about the testimony.

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Cohen critiques Trump's impulsive response to intelligence reports.

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