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On the recordDecember 16, 2013
My concern is being held accountable for somebody who worries about being held accountable after this episode and after the democratic government comes in might be more inclined to try to consolidate his own power.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Expressing concern about power consolidation post-democracy.

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