Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“There was no attempted coup. There was no way in hell that I was going to allow some coup or coup attempt to take place on my watch.”
— Former FBI general counsel James Baker, quoted by the Washington Post, adding that he is “sick of all the B.S.” that is said about the origins of the Russia investigation.
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