This is a little bit different than the Mueller investigation... It's shocking not just because of the way in which he appeared to be delivering this message but in the references to the attorney general and involving the United States attorney general with Ukraine and going after a domestic political opponent, incredibly explosive.
Axelrod emphasizes the severity of the president's actions as revealed in the transcript.
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There's no doubt about that. But I also want to say this. You know, all presidents sort of feed off of perceptions of the person who came before and they want to position against what people found lacking in the person that came before.
The place where it has influenced politics is in Canada. Now, Justin Trudeau is not -- he's stepping down. He's going to step down. But there's going to be an election in the next few days for the new Liberal Party leader and then there…
I think there's a lot of concern among Republican officeholders. Governor Pawlenty could speak more readily to this than me.
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