Political Quotes

On the recordApril 6, 2016
I want to thank David, who I was joking before we came out, is one of the country's foremost constitutional experts and a nice guy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks During a Question-and-Answer Session on the United States Supreme Court at the University of Chicago Law School

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