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William Cohen: “The notion that we are so cavalier -- our elected leaders, the president of the United States is so cavalier about those…”

On the recordJune 1, 2023
The notion that we are so cavalier -- our elected leaders, the president of the United States is so cavalier about those documents, puts our men and women in grave danger.

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Cohen discusses the national security implications of mishandling classified documents.

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