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Chris Murphy: “They don’t expect a president to use the most powerful office in the world to pad his own bank account.”

On the recordOctober 22, 2026
They don’t expect a president to use the most powerful office in the world to pad his own bank account.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Criticizing Trump's use of presidential power.

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