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Neal Katyal: “If you can allow an incumbent president to try and use the machinery and powers of this office to file all these bogus…”

On the recordJune 5, 2022
If you can allow an incumbent president to try and use the machinery and powers of this office to file all these bogus lawsuits and incite a -- you know, an attack on the United States Capitol, what can`t you do?
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Neal Katyal warns about the dangers of allowing a president to misuse their power, referencing the events of January 6th.

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