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On the recordDecember 5, 2019
I think the Trump White House is simply not taking the Constitution seriously. They are acting like this is a circus. It's just all politics when, in fact, at the heart of this there's a very serious question about our democratic system and the threats to democracy that this represents.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen expressed concern that the Trump White House is not respecting the constitutional process of impeachment.

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