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David Axelrod: “The first rule of politics is if you want to get out of a hole, stop digging. And the president has been digging…”

On the recordMay 18, 2017
The first rule of politics is if you want to get out of a hole, stop digging. And the president has been digging furiously for some time here.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod discusses the political implications of President Trump's actions regarding the ongoing investigations.

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