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On the recordNovember 7, 2017
The special prosecutor has a different standard, they've got a criminality standard. He has different tools than we have and our committee -- our committee is to try to find out whether there was collusion and make clear to the American public how we prevent Russia or any other nation from intervening in our elections on a going-forward basis.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Mark Warner explains the differences between the special prosecutor's investigation and the Senate Intelligence Committee's objectives.

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