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Paul Begala

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Paul Begala is a prominent American political consultant, strategist, and television personality, best known for his role as a senior advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been influential in shaping political discourse and strategy in the United States. Begala has also made a name for himself as a commentator on various news networks, where he provides insights on political issues and campaigns.

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May 10, 2017

The President of the United States fired the head of the FBI. The FBI is investigating that president's campaign to find out if in fact that campaign colluded with Russia.

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May 10, 2017

The substance of the deputy attorney general's memo was that Comey should be fired because he was so mean to Hillary. I happen to agree with that. But the notion that Donald Trump believes that is preposterous. He fired Comey because of…

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May 10, 2017

The problem is I think he's fixated on this because there's some there, there.

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May 10, 2017

I think they wanted to pin this on Mr. Clean. Rosenstein has a well-deserved reputation for integrity and ethics.

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May 9, 2017

You cannot convince anyone that the reason that the president fired the FBI director is that he was too mean to Hillary.

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May 9, 2017

If, in fact, the motive was to disrupt the investigation, it's catastrophic.

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May 9, 2017

The percentage of non-college whites who think Trump is honest has dropped 12 points in the last five months.

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May 9, 2017

Frankly, I knew he was going to be crooked. I didn't know he'd be stupid. I always thought he was a smart guy.

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May 9, 2017

The Republicans on the Hill, they have been gutless. They've been (inaudible) and careless.

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May 9, 2017

The Republicans today there are no Barry Goldwater. They've all put their integrity in a blind trust and jump in the Trump train.

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May 2, 2017

He should have shut up. Prosecutors speak through indictments.

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