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Peter Welch: “The president used the Justice Department, his handpicked attorney general, to basically go after personal information…”

On the recordJune 10, 2021
The president used the Justice Department, his handpicked attorney general, to basically go after personal information on members of Congress, a separate and equal branch of government.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
Source
msnbc.com

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Welch discusses the abuse of power by Trump using the DOJ against Congress members.

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