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highplainsdem

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Wed Feb 6, 2019, 09:46 PM Feb 2019

Laurence Tribe: Of course Trump would love to "be a dictator." Our task is to deny him that wish.

Tribe was responding to this tweet from Kyle Griffin quoting Jerry Nadler:





Trump calls congressional oversight "presidential harassment."

This AM, Jerry Nadler said: "To say that we can't do that is to say that we shouldn't do our constitutional duty. It's to assert an executive preeminence that one would think he might want to be a dictator." Via ABC




Tribe's full response:





Of course Trump would love to “be a dictator.” Our task is to deny him that wish. The first step — relentless investigation — began today. Trump’s crude threats won’t stop this freight train.
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Laurence Tribe: Of course Trump would love to "be a dictator." Our task is to deny him that wish. (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2019 OP
Hasn't the entire country been harassed by him for over two years now? BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #1
His bully days bdamomma Feb 2019 #2
Trump really wants to be president for life Gothmog Feb 2019 #3
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