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Mark Warner: “When we start purging agents for doing their jobs, instead of toeing a partisan line, we weaken our defense against…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2025
When we start purging agents for doing their jobs, instead of toeing a partisan line, we weaken our defense against everything from violent crime to foreign threats, and that makes us all less safe.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia
Source
cbsnews.com
Aug 20, 2025

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Warner comments on the impact of firing FBI agents on national security.

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