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Eric Swalwell: “That's what he was willing to do in his first administration, where there were guardrails in place and serious…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2024
That's what he was willing to do in his first administration, where there were guardrails in place and serious [pushback] around him.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell warns about Trump's potential actions without checks in the new administration.

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