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Paul Begala: “The scope is broad. And that was set by the Trump Justice Department by a man Trump picked to be the deputy attorney…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2017
The scope is broad. And that was set by the Trump Justice Department by a man Trump picked to be the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala explains that the parameters of the Mueller investigation were established by the Trump administration's own appointee.

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