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Ron Wyden: “Certainly Bob Mueller works on the criminal side. We work on the civil side. It's our job to tell the American people…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
Certainly Bob Mueller works on the criminal side. We work on the civil side. It's our job to tell the American people what happened with respect to Mr. Torshin and the NRA, for example, if these reports are true.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Senator Wyden explains the roles of the special counsel and the Senate in investigating issues related to Russian interference.

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