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>> SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE

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BRETT KAVANAUGH TESTIFIES

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BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY

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COMMITTEE BEGINNING TUESDAY,

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SEPTEMBER 4. JUDGE KAVANAUGH

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CURRENTLY SITS ON THE D.C.

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CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
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HEARING TO LAST 3 TO 4 DAYS.

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>> WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY,

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SARAH SANDERS, TODAY ANNOUNCED

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PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS REVOKING

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THE SECURITY CLEARANCE OF JOHN

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BRENNAN.
THE FORMER CIA DIRECTOR UNDER

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THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
THE STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT

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TRUMP CAME AT THE TOP OF A

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THE WHITE HOUSE.
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AS THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE

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BRANCH AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,

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INCLUDING BY PROTECTING ACCESS.

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SECURITY CLEARANCE OF JOHN

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BRENNAN FORMER HEAD OF THE

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TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AFTER

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THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

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TO CONGRESS THAT CIA OFFICIALS

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HOWEVER, CONTRADICTED MR.
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2016 ELECTION.
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COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE FACTS.

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GOVERNMENT HAS ENDED.
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ATTACKS.
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BRUCE OHR.
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ABLE TO HAVE IT REINSTATED.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO

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COUNCIL TO MAKE THE NECESSARY

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COUNSEL, ROBERT MUELLER, -- HE

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OF BRICKS.
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SPECIAL COUNSEL IN THIS WAY?

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FOR QUESTIONS SPECIFIC ABOUT
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ADDRESS THAT.
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AGAINST HIS CRITICS?
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INFORMATION AND WHO HAS ACCESS

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>> ONCE AGAIN IF WE DEEMED
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ADVISOR ADMITTED LYING TO THE

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FBI.
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AMERICANS HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT
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ON THE LIST?
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ANNOUNCED TODAY THEY ARE GOING

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A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

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THE TARIFFS THE UNITED STATES

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PLACED ON TURKEY WERE OUT OF

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THERE IS ARE OUT OF

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ANYTHING WHAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT

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NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST.
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PASTOR THAT WE KNOW TO BE A

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GOOD PERSON AND GOOD CHRISTIAN

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FORGET.
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TIME THERE ARE TENS OF
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NORTH KOREA WHO HAVE BEEN

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MINISTRATION HAS ALSO BEEN
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SEE ANY INDIVIDUAL -- WE WOULD

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WE'RE BEEN WORKING WITH NORTH

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KOREA AND IT IS SOMETHING WE

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WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM CHANGE

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THEIR BEHAVIOR -- IT HAS BEEN

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DISCUSSED AND AGAIN CERTAINLY

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SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE

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THEIR BEHAVIOR CHANGE.

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[INAUDIBLE]

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>> .

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>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE EVERY

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SINGLE MEMBER OF ISIS DEFEATED

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ACROSS THE GLOBE.
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ULTIMATE VICTORY.
JOHN, GO AHEAD.

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>> THANKS A LOT.
CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE TAKING

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PLACE ACROSS THE RIVER IN

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ALEXANDRIA FOR THE TAX FRAUD
TRIAL OF PAUL MANAFORT.

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IN MID-JUNE, THE PRESIDENT SAID

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HE FELT BADLY FOR MR. MANAFORT

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AND HE BELIEVES HE IS BEING

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TREATED UNFAIRLY.

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IF THE PRESIDENT STILL FRIENDS

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WITH MR. MANAFORT?

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WAS LAST TIME THAT HE SPOKE

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WITH MR. MANAFORT?

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>> I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY RECENT

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CONVERSATIONS THEY HAVE HAD.

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>> WHY DID HE SAY HE IS BEING

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TREATED UNFAIRLY?

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>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT MADE

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IT CLEAR HIS PREVIOUS COMMENTS.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD

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BEYOND THAT AT THIS POINT.
GO AHEAD.

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>> HE SAID A COUPLE MINUTES AGO

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THE INCREASED TARIFF LEVEL WITH

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TURKEY WERE OUT OF THE NATIONAL

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SECURITY INTEREST.

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WHEN THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED IT

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ON TWITTER, LAST WEEK OR
EARLIER THIS MONTH, HE SAID

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QUOTE - AT THE TIME HE SAID OUR

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RELATIONS WITH TURKEY ARE NOT

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GOOD AT THIS TIME.
THE SUGGESTION THERE BEING THAT

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THIS HAD TO KEY.

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SIMPLY PUT, IF THE PASTOR IS
ALLOWED TO LEAVE TURKEY, TO THE

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TARIFF LEVELS GO AWAY?

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IS IT THAT KIND OF A DEAL THAT

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COULD BE IN PLACE?
>> THE TARIFFS THAT ARE IN

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PLACE, ON STILL WOULD NOT BE

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REMOVED WITH THE RELEASE OF

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PASTOR BRUNSON.

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SANCTIONS HOWEVER, THAT HAD

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BEEN PLACED ON TURKEY ARE
SPECIFIC TO PASTOR BRUNSON AND

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OTHERS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE

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BEING HELD UNFAIRLY.
WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT AT THAT

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POINT.
>> AND THAT INTEREST OF

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NATIONAL SECURITY WHAT HAS

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CHANGED OVER THE LAST MONTH OR

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SO WITH TURKEY THAT THEY ARE

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JUSTIFY NATIONAL SECURITY?

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>> AGAIN, THE PRESIDENT HAS

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BEEN CLEAR ON THE STEEL AND

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ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES.STEEL

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PARTICULARLY IN THIS CASE.

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THOSE ARE INDUSTRIES THAT MUST

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BE PROTECTED.
WE MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO

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REACH CERTAIN LEVELS OF

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MANUFACTURING THOSE PRODUCTS
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

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FOR THE PURPOSES OF NATIONAL

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SECURITY.
JOHN?
>> THANK YOU, SARAH.

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I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT TURKEY

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BUT BASED ON YOUR OPENING

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STATEMENT, I HAVE TO PUT OUT

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THAT THE ATTORNEYS FOR FORMER

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DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND FORMER

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR McCABE, STATED

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THAT THEIR PASSES WERE

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AUTOMATICALLY DEMAGNETIZED THE

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DAY THAT THEY WERE SEPARATED

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FROM THEIR OFFICES.

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TWO OTHERS, MR. KLAPPER AND

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GENERAL HAYDEN HAVE SAID THEY

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DO NOT USE THEM AT ALL.

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AND ALSO, IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING FROM A HISTORICAL

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STANDPOINT, THIS WOULD BE THE

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FIRST TIME THE PRESIDENT

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HIMSELF REMOVED THE PASSES FROM

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ANYBODY THAT IT HAS NORMALLY

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DONE BY AN AGENCY HEAD OR

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IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ALL OF

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THESE THINGS IN THE PROCESS
THAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING

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THROUGH?
>> AGAIN, THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS

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-- THOSE ARE BEING REVIEWED.

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THAT DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE

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AT A LATER DATE.

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THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN

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REVOKED IT WOULD BE FOR THE

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PURPOSE OF REVIEWING WHETHER OR

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NOT THEY SHOULD BE REINSTATED

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OR NOT.
[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]

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>> IS THAT THE ONLY STANDARD BY

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WHICH THIS ADMINISTRATION IS

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CONCERNING HE SHOULD HAVE HIS

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SECURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED?

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>> AGAIN, I LAID OUT THE

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REASONS.
IN THE OPENING STATEMENT.

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SPECIFIC TO DIRECTOR BRANDON.

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THE OTHERS -- SPECIFICALLY TO DIRECTOR

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BRENNAN.

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[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
>> THIS IS ON A CASE-BY-CASE

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BASIS.
EACH INDIVIDUAL IS BEING

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REVIEWED.
>> IS THERE ANY REASON TO

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SUGGEST THAT BRENNAN MISUSED

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INFORMATION OR ACCESS?

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>> AGAIN I LAID OUT THE REASON

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FOR THE DECISION MADE ON THIS

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SPECIFIC INSTANCE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE

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OTHER ACTIONS.

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>> THE ABSENCE OF YOU NOT

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SAYING THOSE THINGS YOU DID NOT

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FIGHT ANY OF IT.

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>> NO I WOULD NOT MAKE
ASSUMPTIONS.

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I'M TELLING YOU WHAT THE

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DECISION WAS BASED ON.

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ANDREW?

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>> TODAY THERE WAS ANOTHER --

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[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]

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>> AS ALWAYS, WE'RE GOING TO

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CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND LOOK AT

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THE BEST WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD.

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I WILL LEAVE IT TO THE

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO GET

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INTO SPECIFICS ABOUT TACTICAL

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SITUATIONS ON THE GROUND.

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WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE ARE

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COMMITTED TO FINDING A
POLITICAL SOLUTION TO END THIS

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CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN.WE

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ARE EXPLORING ALL AVENUES FOR
DIALOGUE AND CLOSE ORDINATION

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WITH THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT.

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WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO

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THAT.

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WE HAVE ANNOUNCED SINCE OR
CHANGES WE WILL LET YOU KNOW.

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PETER?

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>> TO ASSESS WHETHER THE

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LIQUIDITY SITUATION IN TURKEYS

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FINANCIAL SECTOR IS A RISK IN

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LIGHT OF -- [INAUDIBLE

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QUESTION]

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>> CERTAINLY WE ARE MONITORING

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THE SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO

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THE TURKISH ECONOMY AND THE

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DECLINE OF THE LIRA.

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TURKEYS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE

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PART OF A LONG-TERM TREND.

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SOMETHING OF ITS OWN MAKING AND
NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACTIONS

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UNITED STATES HAS TAKEN.>>

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THANK YOU.

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ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED

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ON THAT LIST, UNDER REVIEW IS

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BRUCE OHR.

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HE IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF THE

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

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AT SOME POINT, IS THE PRESIDENT

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LEAVING THAT HE SHOULD BE

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FIRED?>> I DON'T A PERSONAL

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ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT FRONT.

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I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THE

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SPECIFIC.
>> WHY PUT A SECURITY?

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CLEARANCE UNDER REVIEW THAT

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WOULD MAKE HIM UNABLE TO DO HIS

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JOB AND NOT FIRE HIM?
>> ONCE AGAIN I DON'T HAVE

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PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT BUT WE

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ARE LOOKING INTO THE SPECIFIC
MATTER.

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PETER.
>> PEOPLE CRITICIZING THE

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PRESIDENT PUBLICLY ON TV, ARE

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THERE GREATER RISK OF LOSING

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THEIR SECURITY CLEARANCES THAN

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PEOPLE THAT STAY SILENT?

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>> ONCE AGAIN IT IS LOOKED AT
ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

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WE WILL DO AN INDIVIDUAL REVIEW

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AND MAKE DETERMINATION.
>> THE QUESTION ABOUT THE

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RETURN OF LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL

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HILL.

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NOW THAT THEY ARE BACK CAN YOU

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LAY OUT THE WHITE HOUSE

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STRATEGY FOR MOVING FORWARD

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WITH THE AGENDA WE HAVE TALKED

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ABOUT WALL FUNDING, OBVIOUSLY A

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LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REGULAR

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CURIOUS ABOUT THE BRETT

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KAVANAUGH NOMINATION MOVING

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FORWARD.
DACA AND OTHER ISSUES.

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IF THERE IS STRATEGY IN PLACE

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WITH LAWMAKERS NOW THAT THEY

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ARE BACK.

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>> CERTAINLY, WE HAVE CONTINUED

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ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ON A

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NUMBER OF FRONTS.

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WITH LAWMAKERS EVEN WHILE THEY

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WERE NOT HERE IN WASHINGTON.

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WE ARE HAPPY THAT HEARING DATES

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HAVE BEEN SET FOR JUSTICE

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KAVANAUGH.

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WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HIM

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GET CONFIRMED.

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>> MY VERY QUICK FOLLOW-UP.

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FIRST WE DID NOT MENTION

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ANYTHING ABOUT A POSSIBLE

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SHUTDOWN.

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IS IT STILL SOMETHING THE
PRESIDENT IS CONTINUING?

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AND ON THE FARM BILL.

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THERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER PEOPLE

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IN A GRANTOR STATES CURIOUS

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ABOUT THIS WORK REQUIREMENT.

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THE USDA IS TRYING TO

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IMPLEMENT.
SOME PLACES THEY ALREADY HAVE

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IT.

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THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO WORK.
IN OTHER AREAS YOU DO NOT HAVE

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THE REQUIREMENT.

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IT IS SOMETHING TO SUPPORT?>>

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SOMETHING WE STILL SUPPORT IN

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TERMS OF A SHUT DOWN .

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I DO NOT HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON

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THAT FRONT.
WE CERTAINLY STILL WANT TO SEE

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A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN.

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WE WOULD LOVE FOR CONGRESS TO

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ACTUALLY DO HIS JOB

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PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO

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IMMIGRATION.
WE HAVE A COMPLETELY BROKEN

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SYSTEM.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM WORK

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WITH US TO FIX IT.

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>> I DO NOT HAVE UPDATES ON

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THAT FRONT RIGHT NOW.

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>> OMAROSA WAS THE HIGHEST

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RANKING AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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STAFFER IN THE WEST WING.

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>> SHE ACTUALLY DID NOT WORK IN

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THE WEST WING BUT GO AHEAD.

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[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]

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>> CERTAINLY, AS I ADDRESSED

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YESTERDAY, WE VALUE DIVERSITY.

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NOT JUST IN THE WHITE HOUSE BUT

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THROUGH THE ENTIRE

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ADMINISTRATION.

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WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TRYING

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TO DIVERSIFY THE STAFF.
WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF

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DIVERSE STAFFERS FROM VARIOUS

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BACKGROUNDS.

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RACE, RELIGION, GENDER.

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I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH AND

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DO A COUNT.
THE SAME I AM NOT GOING TO DO A

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SIT DOWN AND COUNT ON THE

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STAFFERS THAT ARE IN YOUR NEWS

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ORGANIZATION.

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[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]

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>> WE WOULD LOVE TO DIVERSIFY

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OUR STAFF AND CONTINUE TO DO

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SO.
WE DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

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WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAKE

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THAT HAPPEN.
RAQUEL?

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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WE ARE SEEING THE DEMOCRATS

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EMBRACING A MORE DIVERSITY

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CHOOSING MUSLIMS, ALSO

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CANDIDATES TRANSGENDER, -- MY

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QUESTION IS WHY DO YOU THINK

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WILL BE THE AGENDA AND ALSO THE

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RECENT CONTROVERSIES ABOUT RACE

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AND MINORITIES ON THE ELECTION

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IN NOVEMBER?
>> I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT THE

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POLICIES.

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THAT THE INDIVIDUALS ARE

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IMPLEMENTING AND HOW THEY WILL
AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES AND

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WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL ACTUALLY

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HELP INDIVIDUALS.

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PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.

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THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT,

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THAT'S WE ARE FOCUSED ON AND

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WILL CONTINUE TO DO.
ONE LAST QUESTION.

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>> HARLEY-DAVIDSON, THE
PRESIDENT COMMENTED EARLIER IN

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THE WEEK.

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MANY HARLEY-DAVIDSON OWNERS

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PLAN TO BOYCOTT THE COMPANY OF

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MANUFACTURING MOVES OVERSEAS.

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IF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED

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STATES ENDORSING THE BOYCOTT --

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>> LOOK, THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE

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HIS FEELINGS ON THAT VERY
CLEAR.

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THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUSES ON

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MAKING SURE THAT WE GET GOOD

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TRADE DEALS AND THAT WE KEEP

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BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY HERE IN

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THE UNITED STATES.

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I THINK YOU WOULD RATHER SEE

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THEM PUT ALL THE COMPANIES BACK

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IN THE UNITED STATES AND BUILD

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ALL OF THEIR GREAT MACHINES

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HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.

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THANKS SO MUCH GUYS, HAVE A

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GREAT DAY!

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>> TONIGHT WE LOOK AT RECENT

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BOOKS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS

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MOVEMENT.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

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DOCTOR MICHAEL ERIC DYSON,

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TALKS ABOUT WHAT HIS BOOK,

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"WHAT TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE".

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MARISA JANACK ON HER BOOK .

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