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Matt Gaetz: “I do think that, you know, the riskiest thing we've seen is…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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Published | Video Starts at 1:00:27

We are a nation of risk takers and our best moments, that's who we are. But in government, it's often, you know, how do I, how do I avoid any attention or. Irene, I do think that, you know, the riskiest thing we've seen is what Obama got everybody together to do on December 9th of 2016 when he ordered the Russia hoax. I think that is really the original sin of a lot of this that has happened. (1:00:27–1:00:38)

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Asserts that Obama ordered the "Russia hoax" on December 9, 2016.

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