Americans for Intelligence Reform

Brad Johnson, President, and retired CIA Senior Officer and Chief of Staff. Insight into current events from an intelligence angle.

President Trump to press London on Spygate

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while President Trump continues with his

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while President Trump continues with his

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while President Trump continues with his
state visit in the UK and many in the US

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state visit in the UK and many in the US

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state visit in the UK and many in the US
are still asking questions about the

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are still asking questions about the

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are still asking questions about the
UK’s role in the Spygate scandal scandal

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UK’s role in the Spygate scandal scandal

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UK’s role in the Spygate scandal scandal
involved the surveillance operations

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involved the surveillance operations

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involved the surveillance operations
conducted on the Trump campaign in

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conducted on the Trump campaign in

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conducted on the Trump campaign in
London one Americas Jack Pacific sat

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London one Americas Jack Pacific sat

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London one Americas Jack Pacific sat
down with a CIA veteran to learn more we

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down with a CIA veteran to learn more we

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down with a CIA veteran to learn more we
were very excited to have back here on

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were very excited to have back here on

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were very excited to have back here on
one American news Brad Johnson retired

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one American news Brad Johnson retired

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one American news Brad Johnson retired
CIA former station chief and current

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CIA former station chief and current

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CIA former station chief and current
president of Americans for intelligence

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president of Americans for intelligence

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president of Americans for intelligence
reform Brad thanks so much for sitting

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reform Brad thanks so much for sitting

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reform Brad thanks so much for sitting
down with us today chat great to see you

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down with us today chat great to see you

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down with us today chat great to see you
again so the last time and a couple of

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again so the last time and a couple of

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again so the last time and a couple of
times we’ve had you on we’ve talked

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times we’ve had you on we’ve talked

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times we’ve had you on we’ve talked
about the British involvement in what’s

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about the British involvement in what’s

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about the British involvement in what’s
now come to be known as spy gate I think

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now come to be known as spy gate I think

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now come to be known as spy gate I think
we were talking about this even before

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we were talking about this even before

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we were talking about this even before
was called spy gate but we’ve talked

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was called spy gate but we’ve talked

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was called spy gate but we’ve talked
about the British involvement now the

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about the British involvement now the

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about the British involvement now the
president is over there do you think

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president is over there do you think

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president is over there do you think
that this is an issue that the president

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that this is an issue that the president

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that this is an issue that the president
will raise with the British as part of

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will raise with the British as part of

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will raise with the British as part of
his trip today I would say it almost

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his trip today I would say it almost

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his trip today I would say it almost
certainly could be and he’s going he has

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certainly could be and he’s going he has

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certainly could be and he’s going he has
a wide range of negotiations taking

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a wide range of negotiations taking

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a wide range of negotiations taking
place much of which are related to

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place much of which are related to

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place much of which are related to
Huawei and cooperation of the Brits with

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Huawei and cooperation of the Brits with

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Huawei and cooperation of the Brits with
the Chinese for their there 5g

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the Chinese for their there 5g

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the Chinese for their there 5g
communications much of it is related

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communications much of it is related

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communications much of it is related
back to the intelligence the crossfire

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back to the intelligence the crossfire

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back to the intelligence the crossfire
hurricane problem that’s that’s now

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hurricane problem that’s that’s now

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hurricane problem that’s that’s now
beginning to surface in a great deal of

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beginning to surface in a great deal of

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beginning to surface in a great deal of
detail so it make perfect sense for the

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detail so it make perfect sense for the

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detail so it make perfect sense for the
President as part of his negotiations to

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President as part of his negotiations to

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President as part of his negotiations to
bring all of this up we’re now seeing

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bring all of this up we’re now seeing

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bring all of this up we’re now seeing
for the first time the mi6

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for the first time the mi6

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for the first time the mi6
GCHQ they’re putting out press

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GCHQ they’re putting out press

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GCHQ they’re putting out press
statements responding to our reporting

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statements responding to our reporting

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statements responding to our reporting
on what they’ve done explain for

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on what they’ve done explain for

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on what they’ve done explain for
everybody just how unprecedented that is

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everybody just how unprecedented that is

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everybody just how unprecedented that is
yeah that’s very unusual and mostly a

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yeah that’s very unusual and mostly a

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yeah that’s very unusual and mostly a
spy agencies don’t tend to make a lot of

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spy agencies don’t tend to make a lot of

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spy agencies don’t tend to make a lot of
public statements certainly not about

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public statements certainly not about

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public statements certainly not about
operations and almost never about

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operations and almost never about

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operations and almost never about
operations and one of the inherent

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operations and one of the inherent

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operations and one of the inherent
problems with intelligence is you can’t

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problems with intelligence is you can’t

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problems with intelligence is you can’t
comment because it begins to provide

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comment because it begins to provide

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comment because it begins to provide
information to the to your your

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information to the to your your

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information to the to your your
opponents or your enemies when you don’t

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opponents or your enemies when you don’t

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opponents or your enemies when you don’t
make comments so you basically just

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make comments so you basically just

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make comments so you basically just
never make comments so that you don’t

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never make comments so that you don’t

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never make comments so that you don’t
give anything away so the fact that

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give anything away so the fact that

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give anything away so the fact that
they’re commenting shows the amount of

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they’re commenting shows the amount of

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they’re commenting shows the amount of
pressure that they’re under in the and

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pressure that they’re under in the and

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pressure that they’re under in the and
that their the fact is they’re worried

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that their the fact is they’re worried

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that their the fact is they’re worried
Peter strong who was the head of CIA the

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Peter strong who was the head of CIA the

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Peter strong who was the head of CIA the
counterintelligence for the FBI went to

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counterintelligence for the FBI went to

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counterintelligence for the FBI went to
London to debrief the Ambassador who was

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London to debrief the Ambassador who was

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London to debrief the Ambassador who was
the one that met with Papadopoulos

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the one that met with Papadopoulos

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the one that met with Papadopoulos
that kicked this whole thing off as when

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that kicked this whole thing off as when

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that kicked this whole thing off as when
they began to look at the Trump campaign

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they began to look at the Trump campaign

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they began to look at the Trump campaign
and that cannot have been done without

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and that cannot have been done without

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and that cannot have been done without
full coordination and that coordination

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full coordination and that coordination

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full coordination and that coordination
would be between Gina Haspel then-chief

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would be between Gina Haspel then-chief

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would be between Gina Haspel then-chief
a station of London handpicked by then

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a station of London handpicked by then

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a station of London handpicked by then
director John Brennan of the CIA to fill

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director John Brennan of the CIA to fill

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director John Brennan of the CIA to fill
that slot if the FBI is running an

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that slot if the FBI is running an

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that slot if the FBI is running an
investigation overseas on a US citizen

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investigation overseas on a US citizen

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investigation overseas on a US citizen
that also in some cases we’re seeing

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that also in some cases we’re seeing

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that also in some cases we’re seeing
involves other US citizens they’re not

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involves other US citizens they’re not

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involves other US citizens they’re not
just going to do that independently are

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just going to do that independently are

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just going to do that independently are
they absolutely not and there’s these

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they absolutely not and there’s these

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they absolutely not and there’s these
these are all fairly set in stone

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these are all fairly set in stone

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these are all fairly set in stone
methods that are used to coordinate and

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methods that are used to coordinate and

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methods that are used to coordinate and
particularly with London with the Brits

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particularly with London with the Brits

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particularly with London with the Brits
being such a close ally of ours and part

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being such a close ally of ours and part

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being such a close ally of ours and part
of five eyes and the and the sharing of

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of five eyes and the and the sharing of

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of five eyes and the and the sharing of
intelligence that goes on it’s it’s you

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intelligence that goes on it’s it’s you

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intelligence that goes on it’s it’s you
know prohibited in essence to run any

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know prohibited in essence to run any

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know prohibited in essence to run any
operation in London of any kind without

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operation in London of any kind without

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operation in London of any kind without
full coordination and because this was

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full coordination and because this was

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full coordination and because this was
the FBI who is law enforcement done in

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the FBI who is law enforcement done in

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the FBI who is law enforcement done in
coordination with the CIA which is

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coordination with the CIA which is

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coordination with the CIA which is
intelligence that means it was also done

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intelligence that means it was also done

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intelligence that means it was also done
in coordination with British in my five

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in coordination with British in my five

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in coordination with British in my five
law enforcement and mi6 intelligence so

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law enforcement and mi6 intelligence so

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law enforcement and mi6 intelligence so
that all of those were brought in now

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that all of those were brought in now

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that all of those were brought in now
there’s the problem because now the

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there’s the problem because now the

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there’s the problem because now the
Brits are implicated in investigating a

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Brits are implicated in investigating a

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Brits are implicated in investigating a
duly elected president of the United

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duly elected president of the United

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duly elected president of the United
States probably illegally so there’s

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States probably illegally so there’s

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States probably illegally so there’s
some real problems floating to the

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some real problems floating to the

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some real problems floating to the
surface for them and as more and more of

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surface for them and as more and more of

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surface for them and as more and more of
these details come out the I think the

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these details come out the I think the

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these details come out the I think the
Brits are gonna have a little bit of egg

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Brits are gonna have a little bit of egg

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Brits are gonna have a little bit of egg
on their face Brad Johnson thank you so

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on their face Brad Johnson thank you so

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on their face Brad Johnson thank you so
much for coming on with us you’re always

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much for coming on with us you’re always

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much for coming on with us you’re always
a wealth of information check always a

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a wealth of information check always a
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