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Jeh Johnson: the only thing I will add to that is the manner in which we approach and deal with communities, basically honest…

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
the only thing I will add to that is the manner in which we approach and deal with communities, basically honest, peaceful communities, in which an international terrorist organization is trying to recruit, that is different from trying to approach an organization that by its mission doesn't want to deal with the U.S. Government and may have a violent purpose.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Johnson discusses different approaches to communities influenced by terrorism.

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