Adam Schiff: “Donald Trump slapped crippling tariffs on [Lesotho] in hopes…”

“By using the sway of his position and his proximity to Trump to negotiate a whole raft of deals with foreign nations to purchase his Starlink satellite systems. Just look at what happened with the nation of Lesotho, located in South Africa. Donald Trump slapped crippling tariffs on [Lesotho] in hopes of a trade deal. They came to the table, and that meant coming to Elon Musk's table. To understand this best, I want to read verbatim from a leaked internal State Department memo. Quote.” (15:24–15:30)

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