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On the recordJuly 23, 1997
What would be the possible reason why someone at a high level of the Justice Department would sign off on a letter which they know would be untrue to basically call into question Chairman Thompson's assertion that the Chinese had some plot to influence American elections?
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the motives behind a Justice Department letter related to Chinese influence in American elections.

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