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Hakeem Jeffries: “Foreign interference in an American election solicited by the President is not okay. That is an abuse of power.”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
Foreign interference in an American election solicited by the President is not okay. That is an abuse of power.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries emphasizes the seriousness of foreign interference and calls for presidential accountability.

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