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On the recordJuly 23, 2017
The investigation touches and concerns the campaign. So, anybody who helped in that campaign can't investigate the campaign.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala explains why Sessions had to recuse himself from the investigation due to his involvement in the campaign.

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