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Colin Allred: “I was on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Anybody who's on the…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Tara Palmieri Show: Colin Allred Discusses Texas Politics, Democratic Strategies, and Future Plans

Published | Video Starts at 28:42

I mean, just right now I'm just finished reading this article about, you know, a 400 million dollar gift. I was gonna ask you about that one. The plane from Qatar. Yeah, yeah. You know, and I was on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Anybody who's on the committee can tell you the Qataris are always trying to buy influence. Whether it's in Europe or around the world, they're always trying to buy influence. I think they bought the city center in D.C. where there's a Gucci store. (28:42–29:25)

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Asserts that Qataris frequently attempt to buy influence, as known by the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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