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NOT.
SECRETARY POMPEO COULD SAY

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SECRETARY POMPEO COULD SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT WHETHER THESE

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SOMETHING ABOUT WHETHER THESE
PEOPLE DESERVED THE LAMBASTING

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PEOPLE DESERVED THE LAMBASTING
THAT THEY’VE GOTTEN.

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THAT THEY’VE GOTTEN.
>> IN TERMS OF THE TEXT MESSAGES

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>> IN TERMS OF THE TEXT MESSAGES
AND ALLEGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN

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AND ALLEGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE AGAINST YOU, YOU’VE SORT OF

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MADE AGAINST YOU, YOU’VE SORT OF
EXPLAINED YOURSELF IN PUTTING

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EXPLAINED YOURSELF IN PUTTING
THOSE TEXT MESSAGES IN GREATER

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THOSE TEXT MESSAGES IN GREATER
CONTEXT IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY

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CONTEXT IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY
MEANT AND THE WAY THEY WERE USED

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MEANT AND THE WAY THEY WERE USED
AGAINST YOU.

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AGAINST YOU.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US TONIGHT

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CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US TONIGHT
WHAT WAS MEANT FOR EXAMPLE BY

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WHAT WAS MEANT FOR EXAMPLE BY
THE INSURANCE POLICY TEXT

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THE INSURANCE POLICY TEXT
MESSAGE?

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MESSAGE?
THIS WAS YOU AND PETER STRZOK

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THIS WAS YOU AND PETER STRZOK
TEXTING ABOUT THE PROSPECT HE’D

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TEXTING ABOUT THE PROSPECT HE’D
BE ELECTED.

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BE ELECTED.
>> FIRST OF ALL IT’S NOT MY TEXT

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>> FIRST OF ALL IT’S NOT MY TEXT
SO I’M SORT OF INTERPRETING WHAT

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SO I’M SORT OF INTERPRETING WHAT
I BELIEVED HE MEANT BACK THREE

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I BELIEVED HE MEANT BACK THREE
YEARS AGO, BUT WE’RE USING AN

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YEARS AGO, BUT WE’RE USING AN
ANALOGY.

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ANALOGY.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR

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WE’RE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT WE SHOULD TAKE CERTAIN

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NOT WE SHOULD TAKE CERTAIN
INVESTIGATIVE STEPS OR NOT BASED

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INVESTIGATIVE STEPS OR NOT BASED
ON THE LIKELIHOOD HE’S GOING TO

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ON THE LIKELIHOOD HE’S GOING TO
BE PRESIDENT OR NOT.

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BE PRESIDENT OR NOT.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND IF

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YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND IF
PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN’T BECOME

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PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN’T BECOME
PRESIDENT, THE NATIONAL SECURITY

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PRESIDENT, THE NATIONAL SECURITY
RISKS IF THERE IS SOMEBODY IN

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RISKS IF THERE IS SOMEBODY IN
HIS CAMPAIGN ASSOCIATED WITH

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HIS CAMPAIGN ASSOCIATED WITH
RUSSIA PLUMMETS.

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RUSSIA PLUMMETS.
YOU’RE NOT SO WORRIED ABOUT

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YOU’RE NOT SO WORRIED ABOUT
RUSSIA’S DOING VISA VI A MEMBER

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RUSSIA’S DOING VISA VI A MEMBER
OF HIS CAMPAIGN IF HE’S NOT

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OF HIS CAMPAIGN IF HE’S NOT
PRESIDENT BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT

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PRESIDENT BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT
GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO

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GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, TO

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CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, TO
SOURCES AND METHODS IN OUR

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SOURCES AND METHODS IN OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY APPARATUS.

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NATIONAL SECURITY APPARATUS.
SO THE INSURANCE POLICY WAS AN

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SO THE INSURANCE POLICY WAS AN
ANALOGY.

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ANALOGY.
IT’S LIKE AN INSURANCE POLICY

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IT’S LIKE AN INSURANCE POLICY
WHEN YOU’RE 40.

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WHEN YOU’RE 40.
YOU DON’T EXPECT TO DIE WHEN

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YOU DON’T EXPECT TO DIE WHEN
YOU’RE 40 YET YOU STILL HAVE AN

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YOU’RE 40 YET YOU STILL HAVE AN
INSURANCE POLICY.

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INSURANCE POLICY.
>> SO DON’T JUST HOPE HE’S NOT

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>> SO DON’T JUST HOPE HE’S NOT
GOING BE ELECTED AND THEREFORE

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GOING BE ELECTED AND THEREFORE
PRESS FORWARD THE INVESTIGATION

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PRESS FORWARD THE INVESTIGATION
BUT RATHER PRESS FORWARD WITH

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BUT RATHER PRESS FORWARD WITH
THE INVESTIGATION IF HE DOES GET

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THE INVESTIGATION IF HE DOES GET
IN THERE.

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IN THERE.
>> EXACTLY.

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>> EXACTLY.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE TEXT MESSAGES

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>> WHAT ABOUT THE TEXT MESSAGES
WHICH YOU AND STRZOK WERE

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WHICH YOU AND STRZOK WERE
TALKING ABOUT, YOUR SORT OF FEAR

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TALKING ABOUT, YOUR SORT OF FEAR
TRUMP WOULD BE ELECTED.

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TRUMP WOULD BE ELECTED.
>> BY WE HE’S TALKING ABOUT THE

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>> BY WE HE’S TALKING ABOUT THE
COLLECTIVE WE, LIKE MINDED,

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COLLECTIVE WE, LIKE MINDED,
THOUGHTFUL, SENSIBLE PEOPLE WHO

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THOUGHTFUL, SENSIBLE PEOPLE WHO
WERE NOT GOING TO VOTE THIS

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WERE NOT GOING TO VOTE THIS
PERSON INTO OFFICE.

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PERSON INTO OFFICE.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IN RET ROW

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YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IN RET ROW
SPECT DO I WISH HE HADN’T SENT

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SPECT DO I WISH HE HADN’T SENT
IT, YES.

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IT, YES.
IT’S BEEN MUTEIATEILATED TO DEAT

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IT’S BEEN MUTEIATEILATED TO DEAT
BLUDGEON AN INSTITUTION I LOVE.

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BLUDGEON AN INSTITUTION I LOVE.
BUT THIS IS SNAPSHOT IN TIME

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BUT THIS IS SNAPSHOT IN TIME
CARRYING ON A CONVERSATION THAT

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CARRYING ON A CONVERSATION THAT
HAD HAPPENED EARLIER IN THE DAY

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HAD HAPPENED EARLIER IN THE DAY
THAT REFLECTED A BROAD SENSE OF

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THAT REFLECTED A BROAD SENSE OF
HE’S NOT GOING TO BE PRESIDENT.

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HE’S NOT GOING TO BE PRESIDENT.
WE, THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE OF

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WE, THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE OF
THIS COUNTRY ARE NOT GOING TO

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THIS COUNTRY ARE NOT GOING TO
LET IT HAPPEN.

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LET IT HAPPEN.
>> AND IN TERMS OF THE

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>> AND IN TERMS OF THE
LITIGATION OF THIS ISSUE, THE

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LITIGATION OF THIS ISSUE, THE
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT

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QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THIS AS THE PRESIDENT AND HIS

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THIS AS THE PRESIDENT AND HIS
SUPPORTERS CLAIM REFLECTED SOME

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SUPPORTERS CLAIM REFLECTED SOME
INHERENT POLITICAL BIAS BY YOU

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INHERENT POLITICAL BIAS BY YOU
AND MR. STRZOK AND YOU HAD KEY

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AND MR. STRZOK AND YOU HAD KEY
ROLE TO PLAY IN THESE

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ROLE TO PLAY IN THESE
INVESTIGATIONS AND THEREFORE

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INVESTIGATIONS AND THEREFORE
THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE BIASED.

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THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE BIASED.
WHEN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

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WHEN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
LOOKED AT THAT CRITICAL OF

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LOOKED AT THAT CRITICAL OF
POLITICAL VIEWS BUT FULL STOP

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POLITICAL VIEWS BUT FULL STOP
YOU RESPONDED TO THAT ON TWITTER

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YOU RESPONDED TO THAT ON TWITTER
BY SAYING COOL, COOL.

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BY SAYING COOL, COOL.
BASICALLY GOOD TO KNOW BUT IT

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BASICALLY GOOD TO KNOW BUT IT
WON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

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WON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> IT WON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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>> IT WON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AND IT’S TWO YEARS TOO LATE.

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AND IT’S TWO YEARS TOO LATE.
IT’S BEEN THREE STRAIGHT YEARS

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IT’S BEEN THREE STRAIGHT YEARS
OF INVESTIGATION BY THE IN

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OF INVESTIGATION BY THE IN
INSPECTOR GENERAL.

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INSPECTOR GENERAL.
DOZENS OF LAWYERS POURING OVER

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DOZENS OF LAWYERS POURING OVER
EVERY INVESTIGATIVE STEP I TOOK

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EVERY INVESTIGATIVE STEP I TOOK
AND THEY KNOW WHAT I KNEW FROM

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AND THEY KNOW WHAT I KNEW FROM
THE BEGINNING WHICH IS THAT MY

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THE BEGINNING WHICH IS THAT MY
PERSONAL VIEWS HAD NO IMPACT ON

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PERSONAL VIEWS HAD NO IMPACT ON
THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION.

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THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION.
BUT TO MY COOL COOL POINT, TWO

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BUT TO MY COOL COOL POINT, TWO
DAYS LATER YOU SEE LINDSEY

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DAYS LATER YOU SEE LINDSEY
GRAHAM IN THE SENATE SPEND 40

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GRAHAM IN THE SENATE SPEND 40
MINUTES READING TEXT MESSAGES

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MINUTES READING TEXT MESSAGES
AGAIN.

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AGAIN.
THESE ARE THREE YEARS OLD.

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THESE ARE THREE YEARS OLD.
THEY’VE BEEN DESCRIBED AS

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THEY’VE BEEN DESCRIBED AS
IMMATERIAL ULTIMATELY BY THE

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IMMATERIAL ULTIMATELY BY THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND YET WE’RE

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INSPECTOR GENERAL AND YET WE’RE
STILL TALKING ABOUT THEM.

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STILL TALKING ABOUT THEM.
>> WE’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT

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>> WE’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT
THEM ON THE EVE THE PRESIDENT IS