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Pramila Jayapal: “Is it ever okay for a President to condition official action on personal gain?”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
Is it ever okay for a President to condition official action on personal gain?
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal questions the ethics of a president using power for personal benefit.

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