On the recordDecember 3, 2017
The FBI's job is to investigate and then to refer. And they just do a great job. They have so many career professionals are really impressive. I hate that our president is attacking them.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “The FBI's job is to investigate and then to refer. And they just do a great job. They have so many career professionals…”
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Begala defends the FBI's role and criticizes President Trump's attacks on the agency.
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