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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
Congressman King, I would like to point that one of the examples in my testimony actually involves a would-be jihadi in Queens who was in touch with an ISIS handler overseas in Syria and was getting instructions on how to carry out an attack in New York City.
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Peter King
Republican · New York

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Discussing a specific case of ISIS recruitment in the U.S.

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