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Eric Swalwell: He really does believe he can act as though he were above the law.

On the recordDecember 8, 2019
He really does believe he can act as though he were above the law.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell asserts that Trump thinks he is above legal accountability.

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