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JD Vance: “There's not really a great defense in the offing for that. This is classified material whether Trump has some pseudo I…”

On the recordAugust 29, 2022
There's not really a great defense in the offing for that. This is classified material whether Trump has some pseudo I waved a magic wand and declassified argument is largely irrelevant, because reportedly, many of these documents are significant enough to qualify as defense related information, which is also protected by the Espionage Act.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio
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msnbc.com

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Joyce Vance discusses the lack of a viable defense for Trump regarding the classified documents.

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