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Mike Rounds: It's very clear in the Constitution, in the way that the Founding Fathers had laid that out that you were looking at…

On the recordMarch 18, 2023
It's very clear in the Constitution, in the way that the Founding Fathers had laid that out that you were looking at whether or not an individual was the president of the United States or was just an individual.
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Mike Rounds explains his reasoning for not voting to convict former President Trump after January 6th, emphasizing the Founding Fathers' intentions.

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