Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 28, 2017
The president of the United States does not have the absolute right to do whatever they want with the Justice Department. The president doesn't have the absolute right to do anything.
Said by
Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the limits of presidential power over the Justice Department.

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