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Word for Word: Excange between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Elliott Abrams

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Elliott Abrams is held to account in front of Congress, but the slippery scaley-back wiggles out of it by refusing to answer the question. He's feels no guilt and never has because the media is never held him to account. Would anyone in Putin's government be allowed to get away with war crimes like his? The U.S. lectures the World but no country lectures America about its long history of crimes against humanity. [embedded content] Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has a heated exchange with Elliot Abrams, the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela, highlighting his role in the Iran-Contra affair. She says, "I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony you give today to be truthful." The exchange came during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.

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Elliott Abrams is held to account in front of Congress, but the slippery scaley-back wiggles out of it by refusing to answer the question. He's feels no guilt and never has because the media is never held him to account. Would anyone in Putin's government be allowed to get away with war crimes like his? The U.S. lectures the World but no country lectures America about its long history of crimes against humanity.


Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has a heated exchange with Elliot Abrams, the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela, highlighting his role in the Iran-Contra affair. She says, "I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony you give today to be truthful." The exchange came during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Full video here: https://cs.pn/2E8mXwn

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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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