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On the recordDecember 6, 2018
the President is surrounded by liars and crooks, and it leads a lot of people to conclude. Well, if all the people around him are lying and crooked, there is a good chance that he might be, too.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod comments on the implications of the people surrounding the President being involved in criminal activities.

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