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Jamie Raskin: “The commonsense perception of this is simply that the President as President of the United States, who oversees GSA, is…”

On the recordJune 26, 2019
The commonsense perception of this is simply that the President as President of the United States, who oversees GSA, is acting as the landlord.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses the conflict of interest regarding the President's lease of the hotel.

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