Gavin Newsom: “Told Greg Abbott, I need you to Find me, in this case, five…”

“Remember, the origin story here is Donald Trump made a phone call, so familiar, just out in the open. Corruption, a whole other level. Do not allow this to be normalized. Told Greg Abbott, I need you to Find me, in this case, five representatives. These guys aren't screwing around, so I'm not here. It's not an intellectual exercise. I'm not here to be a member of some think tank. We're here as pragmatists, practitioners, and I've got kids.” (29:31–29:37)

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