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Paul Begala: “If, in fact, if in fact he was being surveilled, it was on a court order, not by order of the president of the United…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2017
If, in fact, if in fact he was being surveilled, it was on a court order, not by order of the president of the United States.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala clarifies that any surveillance would have been conducted under a court order, not directly by the president.

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