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On the recordMarch 19, 2019
That was a very strange thing for the President to say. They're different parts of the government and -- and not everybody's elected. But they still have important responsibilities.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro responds to President Trump's claim that Robert Mueller is illegitimate because he has never been elected.

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