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James Lankford: “But what he actually did was just gave the Russian government access to the DNC, and then it took off from there.”

On the recordJune 20, 2017
But what he actually did was just gave the Russian government access to the DNC, and then it took off from there.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Lankford discusses the consequences of a security breach at the DNC.

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