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Cory Booker: “Well, I'm disappointed. He's himself -- it contradicts his own rhetoric, it contradicts what he said when he was not a…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
Well, I'm disappointed. He's himself -- it contradicts his own rhetoric, it contradicts what he said when he was not a president, and he said people should be sitting out, if you have nothing to hide then give an interview.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Cory Booker expresses disappointment over President Trump's decision not to agree to an interview with the special prosecutor.

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