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On the recordJuly 11, 2022
Now, the argument seems to be that President Trump was manipulated by others outside the administration, that he was persuaded to ignore his closest advisers, and that he was incapable of telling right from wrong. This, of course, is nonsense. President Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming

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Liz Cheney argues against the notion that Trump was manipulated and incapable of understanding right from wrong.

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