Name: Analyzing Weaponization of Federal Government: Michael Waller
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Description: The weaponization of the federal government has been under the spotlight as House committees are looking into some of the allegations. NTD spoke with Michael Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy from the Center for Security Policy, for his analysis of the concerning trend of government censorship and less freedom of speech.

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