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Sheldon Whitehouse: “What is the difference between what is required to prove that somebody is an agent of a foreign power?”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2009
What is the difference between what is required to prove that somebody is an agent of a foreign power?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the criteria for proving agency in foreign power cases.

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