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Bennie Thompson: What happens when the President disregards the courts' rulings as illegitimate, when he disregards the rule of law?…

On the recordOctober 12, 2022
What happens when the President disregards the courts' rulings as illegitimate, when he disregards the rule of law? That, my fellow citizens, breaks our Republic.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Warns about the dangers of a President ignoring judicial rulings.

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