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On the recordAugust 8, 2025
Donald Trump has made it his personal mission to limit transparency and accountability, and the State Department’s upcoming human rights report — or what remains of it — will certainly reflect that.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch criticizes Trump's impact on human rights reporting by the State Department.

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