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Pramila Jayapal: “Is any one of my colleagues willing to say that it is ever okay for a President of the United States of America to…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
Is any one of my colleagues willing to say that it is ever okay for a President of the United States of America to invite foreign interference in our elections?
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal challenges colleagues on foreign interference in elections.

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