I think it would be toxic to the rule of law on its face if it was just two ordinary citizens, but the fact that the only person being prosecuted for this offense happens to be the President's political opponent makes this an unprecedented assault on our democracy.
McClintock criticizes the prosecution of Trump as a political attack undermining democracy.
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for the first time in American history, we do have a Presidential Administration that's working to put its opponent in jail.
Here's some of the problems that we're facing. Every sheriff in the State of California in times past used to be able to ask immigration status of those who are arrested and coming through our jails. That no longer is in existence.
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