<p>Republican Sen. Tom Cotton tells CNN's Dana Bash that “people should not knowingly take money from the government of Russia or Iran or China or any other adversarial nation to try to influence the election. But I also think it's fair to say that a few memes or videos in the vast sea of political commentary is not going to make much of a difference in this election.”</p>
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Cotton brushes off DOJ allegations of Russian support for right-wing media
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Republican Sen. Tom Cotton tells CNN's Dana Bash that “people should not knowingly take money from the government of Russia or Iran or China or any other adversarial nation to try to influence the election. But I also think it's fair to say that a few memes or videos in the vast sea of political commentary is not going to make much of a difference in this election.”

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<p>Republican Sen. Tom Cotton tells CNN's Dana Bash that “people should not knowingly take money from the government of Russia or Iran or China or any other adversarial nation to try to influence the election. But I also think it's fair to say that a few memes or videos in the vast sea of political commentary is not going to make much of a difference in this election.”</p>
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