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Even Republicans object as Trump DOJ nominees are disturbingly noncommittal on obeying courts - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC [View all]
A bright red line before a country loses democracy entirely is when its government loses respect for the rule of law and feels free to ignore rulings by judges. So when some of Donald Trump's nominees to be senior DOJ officials gave soft answers on whether a president can ignore judges, alarms rang for many senators present, even Republicans.
Senator Dick Durbin, leading Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about the peril Trump poses to the essence of America's identity. - Aired on 02/27/2025.
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