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Jamie Raskin: “Can you think of a more egregious example of weaponizing the Department of Justice for nakedly political purposes than…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2023
Can you think of a more egregious example of weaponizing the Department of Justice for nakedly political purposes than imprisoning and putting in solitary confinement the President's own former lawyer simply because he wanted to exercise his First Amendment rights?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes the DOJ's actions against Trump's former lawyer as politically motivated.

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