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On the recordDecember 8, 2019
The Founders were very clear in spelling out what they saw to be the greatest abuses that would raise the most concerns for our Nation.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses the Founders' concerns about presidential abuses.

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