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Opinion Seven freshman Democrats: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect

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September 23, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. EDT
President Trump at a White House news conference Friday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Reps. Gil Cisneros of California, Jason Crow of Colorado, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Elaine Luria of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia are all freshman Democrats.

Our lives have been defined by national service. We are not career politicians. We are veterans of the military and of the nation’s defense and intelligence agencies. Our service is rooted in the defense of our country on the front lines of national security.