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Hakeem Jeffries: “Also, I think the Framers of the Constitution recognized the importance of a free and fair press.”

On the recordJune 29, 2021
Also, I think the Framers of the Constitution recognized the importance of a free and fair press.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries highlights the Framers' intent for a free press as essential to democracy.

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