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Kari Lake: “Reporters were getting away with coercing people to give…”

Featuring: Kari Lake, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Arizona

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PENTAGON TIGHTENS PRESS ACCESS AS KARI LAKE BACKS SECURITY RULES OVER MEDIA OUTRAGE

Published | Video Starts at 00:55

Way to put it, that people were. Able to walk around the halls of the Pentagon without an escort, without even having to wear. Their, their press badge. I mean, they Reporters were getting away with coercing people to give them information that is not for the public. Now I'm all about. Investigative reporting. And if somebody decides on their own. To betray their job. And the oath and give. A reporter. (00:55–01:03)

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