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Patrick Leahy: “Not a day passes without President Trump using social media to vilify the press, undermine the independence of our…”

On the recordApril 23, 2018
Not a day passes without President Trump using social media to vilify the press, undermine the independence of our justice system, and slander his opponents.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy accuses Trump of damaging democratic institutions through social media.

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