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Norman Eisen: What the president did today -- lying, dishonoring the Constitution, disdaining American justice by calling it a joke…

On the recordOctober 31, 2017
What the president did today -- lying, dishonoring the Constitution, disdaining American justice by calling it a joke and a laughingstock, attacking due process by saying we need quicker, stronger results as if our American courts were not good enough.
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Norman Eisen

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Eisen criticizes President Trump's remarks about the U.S. justice system and due process in relation to terrorism.

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