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Hillary Clinton: What I did not and do not believe any Secretary should do was to substitute my judgment from thousands of miles away for…

On the recordOctober 21, 2015
What I did not and do not believe any Secretary should do was to substitute my judgment from thousands of miles away for the judgment of the security professionals.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton defends relying on security professionals' assessments over her own judgment.

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