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David Axelrod: “Absolutely not. And particularly, under these circumstances, but under no circumstances should a President do that.”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2018
Absolutely not. And particularly, under these circumstances, but under no circumstances should a President do that.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod expresses that a President should never ask an acting FBI director who he voted for.

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