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On the recordOctober 25, 2017
WikiLeaks has been described by our own Donald Trump selection to run the CIA, Mike Pompeo, as a nonstate hostile foreign intelligence agency.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Begala discusses the characterization of WikiLeaks by Mike Pompeo and its implications for the Trump campaign.

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