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Jamie Raskin: “This is a down payment on corrupt relationships in the future. It’s an investment in the restoration of the…”

On the recordApril 11, 2022
This is a down payment on corrupt relationships in the future. It’s an investment in the restoration of the Trump-ocracy, rather than, you know, the payoff for services rendered.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Raskin explains the implications of foreign investments in relation to Trump's potential return to power.

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