On the recordJune 5, 2017
The first obligation is to the Constitution and to the law. Not to the president.
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transcripts.cnn.comKen Cuccinelli: “The first obligation is to the Constitution and to the law. Not to the president.”
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Cuccinelli emphasizes that the attorney general's primary duty is to uphold the Constitution, not serve the president.
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