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Peter Welch: “A.G. Barr basically had the view that the president was the law.”

On the recordJune 10, 2021
A.G. Barr basically had the view that the president was the law.
Said by
Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Welch critiques Barr's legal theory that places the president above the law.

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