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Peter King: “If that's the case, then it was a real dereliction of duty because the president's main job above all is to be commander…”

On the recordNovember 11, 2012
If that's the case, then it was a real dereliction of duty because the president's main job above all is to be commander in chief.
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Peter King
Republican · New York

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Peter King discusses the responsibility of the president and the attorney general regarding national security.

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