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Eric Holder: “If, in fact, they are successful in placing a justice on the court, I think that what Democrats have to do, assuming…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2020
If, in fact, they are successful in placing a justice on the court, I think that what Democrats have to do, assuming that Biden is president and there is a Senate majority in for the Democrats, we need to think about court reform.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Holder suggests that Democrats should consider court reform if Republicans successfully place a justice.

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