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Pramila Jayapal: “The President said that flipping was not fair and almost ought to be outlawed.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
The President said that flipping was not fair and almost ought to be outlawed.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal references Trump's comments on witness tampering related to Manafort's case.

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