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Eliot Engel: “I want them out of American politics. They are not our friends. They are our adversaries, and I don't want them…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
I want them out of American politics. They are not our friends. They are our adversaries, and I don't want them interfering with our American democracy.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel expresses strong opposition to foreign interference in U.S. politics.

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