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Capital Hill Reporter Nicole Silverio: McConnell Cover Up and Platner Implosion
Capital Hill Reporter Nicole Silverio: McConnell Cover Up and Platner Implosion
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Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) – Capitol Hill Reporter Nicole Silverio joins The Morning Update host Jeff Chidester to discuss the concern over the health and whereabouts of Senator Mitch McConnell, and the concern of a cover-up by Senate leadership.

Nicole also shares her story about the implosion of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and the corporate media’s mishandling of the story.

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