Adam Schiff: “The use of this law could forever erase the line between an…”

“Does that sound like a president who believes in democracy? Or does that sound like a president who wants to be a king and will use any law, archaic or otherwise, as a pretext? Because The use of this law could forever erase the line between an apolitical military and the political whims of the Oval Office. Now, Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to pit state against state and deploy the guard from now one state against another state.” (09:59–10:10)

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