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Adam Kinzinger: “The whole point is not to argue deep legal theory and not to get an answer of deep legal theory. It's to stall and delay…”

On the recordApril 7, 2024
The whole point is not to argue deep legal theory and not to get an answer of deep legal theory. It's to stall and delay so that Donald Trump in his mind hopefully wins and then he can direct the Department of Justice to dismiss this case.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger discusses Trump's strategy of delaying legal proceedings to potentially influence the outcome.

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