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Chris Wray’s FBI Tried To Destroy Turning Point USA

by The editor•16 September 2025•Posted inReal Clear Politics

The deep state used its investigative tools to try to intimidate or stop Charlie Kirk, from being the next generation’s conservative leader.

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