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Jim McGovern: “A New Wall Street Journal investigation lists more than four…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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We Can't Lead on Human Rights When Trump Abuses Folks' Rights at Home

Published | Video Starts at 03:02

So how can we credibly criticize the Turkish government's crackdown on political opposition when our Justice Department is ramping up efforts to investigate and prosecute President Trump's perceived enemies? According to the A New Wall Street Journal investigation lists more than four dozen people targeted as Trump opponents. How do we call out Turkey for jailing journalists when our federal government is prosecuting reporters like Don Lemon and Georgia Ford? (03:02–03:09)

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Asserts that a Wall Street Journal investigation identified over four dozen people targeted as Trump opponents.

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