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Jamie Raskin: “Those two cases are tangential and peripheral to the central matter of a president who pilfered classified government…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2025
Those two cases are tangential and peripheral to the central matter of a president who pilfered classified government documents for some purpose still unknown to the public.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes the seriousness of the president's actions over the aides' cases.

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