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Trump's potentially criminal election interference tests bounds of prosecution
Andrew Weissmann, former lead prosecutor for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, talks about the laws Donald Trump may be violating by directly pressuring state officials to falsify their state's election results, and cites this as an example of why a president should not be allowed to self-pardon.
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trump is knee deep in election interference. His efforts in the courts are understandable, although very unsuccessful. But his pressure of state officials and election officers is a crime. He is attempting to get the results of an election overturned. He is trying to persuade state officials to falsify the election results or to bypass the voters all together and have the Repub legislatures hand him the win. THAT IS A CRIME ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!
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