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Ben Wikler: “Now it's clear that the president cannot be found liable for…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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60: Building a Unified Operation for Success with Ben Wikler | Jen Rubin's Green Room

Published | Video Starts at 36:26

That's illegal to put someone in a military tribunal for being a political critic. But Now it's clear that the president cannot be found liable for any illegal act committed in their official capacity as president. So it turns this into a fundamental existential election. The only control is the virtue of the person that we elect. And Trump is just not a person of virtue. (36:26–36:34)

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Asserts that a ruling has made it clear a president cannot be held liable for illegal acts in office.

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