American Thought Leaders

[TSAS Special] Spygate Questions Robert Mueller Will Face in Congress—Rep. Matt Gaetz

By Jan Jekielek

July 25, 2019 Updated: August 15, 2019

In this short episode at Turning Point USA’s Teen Student Action Summit, we sit down with Rep. Matt Gaetz to discuss Spygate/the “Russia hoax,” questions for the Mueller testimony, and possible bias in Mueller’s team.

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