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Edward Markey: “He's undermining constitutional protections. He is not…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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One-on-one with Sen. Ed Markey

Published | Video Starts at 03:50

Let's go with one example, the Maryland father that has been sent to El Salvador. What do you make of this entire situation, and what does it tell us about what the administration is trying to do? He's undermining constitutional protections. He is not abiding by the law in our country. So to the extent to which, not only in that one case, but in case after case, he is disregarding court orders and he's on the verge of creating a constitutional crisis as a result. (03:50–03:59)

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