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On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
I believe that Donald Trump in the White House would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama. And that is saying a lot.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse questioned Pruitt about his past statement on Trump and Obama.

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