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On the recordOctober 14, 2020
The allegations are so absurd, that even Republican controlled committees, you know, looking into it, have dismissed them. And, you know, Attorney General Barr has dismissed them. But one of the central foundation stones of a democracy is the idea that you do not -- you do not allow the politicization of the criminal justice system, the intelligence system, the military, right? I'm disappointed that Republicans who know better have not checked him on this. And I think a very important question after the election, even if it goes well with Joe Biden, is whether you start seeing the Republican Party restore some sense of your norms that we can breach because he's breached all of them. And they have not said to him, this is too far.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

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Obama discusses the absurdity of the allegations against him and criticizes the politicization of various systems in democracy.

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