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Van Jones: “We do not want people who have the imprimatur of the U.S. government who are being paid by taxpayers to do the people's…”

On the recordJune 12, 2019
We do not want people who have the imprimatur of the U.S. government who are being paid by taxpayers to do the people's business to abuse that office, to abuse that opportunity, to abuse that platform to play petty politics to crap on other politicians, to try to put the opposition party in the gutter.
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Van Jones

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Jones emphasizes the importance of adhering to the Hatch Act and the responsibilities of government officials.

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