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Mark Warner: “The inspector general totally contradicted that. And then…”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 12:30

He has that ability, but he didn't make any indication of that in the aftermath. He kept continuing to claim that there was nothing classified here. The inspector general totally contradicted that. And then the inspector general, you know, reached the conclusion, which is 100% accurate, that he put potentially our troops and our pilots in harm's way. You know, I remember visiting Norfolk and Virginia beach where a lot of these sailors are home ported and hearing from their families. They were mad as hell and had A right to be. (12:30–12:43)

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Asserts that the inspector general concluded troops and pilots were put in harm's way.

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