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He is playing a very serious hand here. Financial dealings of these guys, Trump,

Cohen, Kushner. They're all on Mueller's table. Did Trump know all of this and not care?

Or did he know none of it because he's incompetent? In other words, is Trump smart enough to be evil?

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