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Eliot Engel: “This is as grave an attack on American independence and sovereignty as Pearl Harbor and 9/11.”

On the recordJuly 10, 2018
This is as grave an attack on American independence and sovereignty as Pearl Harbor and 9/11.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the severity of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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