And when you retrace it, you will find that there were three kind of things on their mind: One was a President who tries to corrupt our elections; two was a President who makes deals with foreign powers in order to alter the course of our political destiny, in other words, taking choice away from we the people and giving it to foreign despots and spies.
Mary Gay Scanlon: “And when you retrace it, you will find that there were three kind of things on their mind: One was a President who tries…”
On the recordDecember 16, 2019
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Scanlon outlines concerns of the Framers regarding presidential misconduct.
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