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Lamar Alexander: “That is farfetched and an abuse of authority.”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2018
That is farfetched and an abuse of authority.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander describes the national security threat assessment as unreasonable.

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