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On the recordDecember 18, 2022
Obviously, Donald Trump thought from the very beginning that being President meant that he could convert the government into a money-making operation, an instrument for his self-enrichment and enrichment of his friends and his cronies.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin criticizes Trump's view of the presidency as a means for personal gain and the implications of that philosophy.

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