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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
If we set that precedent, if we decide the President is above the law, then we will no longer live in a democracy.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline warns that allowing Trump to evade accountability threatens democracy.

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