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Joaquin Castro: I want to ask you in the short time that I have both you gentlemen, who served the United States government, whether…

On the recordNovember 18, 2019
I want to ask you in the short time that I have both you gentlemen, who served the United States government, whether putting President Trump aside, whether you believe that it's proper for any president, now or later, to ask a foreign government to investigate a U.S. citizen and specifically a U.S.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Joaquin Castro questions two former Trump administration officials about the propriety of a president asking a foreign government to investigate a U.S. citizen.

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