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Jul 2023
36m 32s

Target Letter

MSNBC
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MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord address the breaking news that Donald Trump has received a target letter from Jack Smith in connection with the former president's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. 
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