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Michael Lawler: “So, in other words, we just gave them $6 billion to shift around another $6 billion within their own country to fund the…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2023
So, in other words, we just gave them $6 billion to shift around another $6 billion within their own country to fund the very terrorism or nuclear programs that we're trying to stop. Is that correct?
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Michael Lawler
New York

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Lawler questions the implications of releasing $6 billion to Iran.

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