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On the recordMay 22, 2018
This whole thing has turned into a racket. It's basically, I believe, a way for the President to receive information about what the DOJ has, what the FBI has, to handicap his legal liability.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Castro criticizes the process of information sharing as a means for the President to manage his legal issues.

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