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On the recordJuly 30, 2012
So, when we turn people who are trying to help us into suspects, it builds exactly kind of distrust that we are trying to prevent and I would argue hinders investigations going forward.
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Lester Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Discussing the impact of mislabeling community outreach efforts as suspicious.

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