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David Axelrod: “Donald Trump does not feel like he should be accountable. He doesn't want to be accountable to the law.”

On the recordAugust 23, 2018
Donald Trump does not feel like he should be accountable. He doesn't want to be accountable to the law.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod discusses Trump's lack of accountability to the law and the media, highlighting a threat to the constitutional republic.

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