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On the recordJune 14, 2021
John Dean said 50 years ago that there’s a cancer on the presidency. Well, over the last four years, we saw that the actual cancer was the president. Whether it was the rule of law, our system of justice, or even our democracy, Donald Trump was willing to destroy any of them if they got in his way.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Swalwell reflects on the damaging effects of Donald Trump's presidency on democracy and justice.

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