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Markwayne Mullin: “We were 43 days in a shutdown, not one word about the…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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SEN. MULLIN: 'Epstein himself tried to make Trump look bad.' | America's Newsroom

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

So I think this is all just a distraction that they're trying to get away from their policies and the ridiculous agenda that they have. I mean, think about this. We were 43 days in a shutdown, not one word about the Epstein files. The day the government was reopening, they switched immediately. Every left leaning fake news outlet started running Epstein stuff immediately when it took place. (00:45–00:51)

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Asserts that during a 43-day government shutdown, there was no mention of Epstein files.

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