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Adriano Espaillat: “Yet the appointment of an individual who was criminally charged for lying to Congress seems to particularly be…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
Yet the appointment of an individual who was criminally charged for lying to Congress seems to particularly be irresponsible.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat criticizes Trump's appointment of Abrams given his controversial past.

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