Gohmert Says Russian Election Interference Has Been ‘Going On for 70 Years’

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Gohmert Says Russian Election Interference Has Been ‘Going On for 70 Years’

By Bian Elkhatib

Posted July 17, 2018 at 5:05pm

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Rep. Louie Gohmert said Russian election interference helped President Harry Truman win the election in 1948. The Texas Republican made the remarks at a House Judiciary hearing about social media filtering at Facebook, Google and Twitter.

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