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On the recordJune 10, 2021
If there’s not a pushback on this and a respect for the law and a limitation the power of the president to breach constitutional rights... it could be Republicans next time.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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msnbc.com

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Welch warns about the potential consequences of unchecked presidential power.

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