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Chris Murphy: “Civil servants in the Pentagon did not want to do this deal…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 14:42

And the Pentagon doesn't really do deals like this, but they do when Donald Trump Jr. Is one of the company's key investors. We come to find out that Civil servants in the Pentagon did not want to do this deal, only did it because the White House told them to do the deal. One official said the call came from the White House. We have to get this done. Before the deal. Vulcan was worth $200 million. Donald Trump Jr. Made an investment. (14:42–14:50)

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Asserts that Pentagon officials were directed by the White House to proceed with the Vulcan Elements deal.

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