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Jamie Raskin: “This is America. And there’s no executive privilege here for presidents, much less trade advisers, to plot coups.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2022
This is America. And there’s no executive privilege here for presidents, much less trade advisers, to plot coups.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Jamie Raskin emphasizes that executive privilege does not protect illegal actions.

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