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Chris Christie: “I mean, think about the practicality of it is that a president could literally do anything. And if he wasn't impeached…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2024
I mean, think about the practicality of it is that a president could literally do anything. And if he wasn't impeached and removed for it, he escapes all type of criminal or civil/legal liability. It doesn't make any sense.
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Chris Christie
Republican · New Jersey

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Chris Christie argues against the notion of presidential immunity, highlighting the practical implications of such a claim.

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