… government that work for the people, like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and just lay people off everywhere it could. I think we all have to be clear on this. It was illegal when [Trump] did it, when government was open, and it is equally illegal when he does it, when government is shut down. But this is about Donald Trump believing that the state, the power of government, is his to be used for the vengeance he wishes to wreck on whoever he sees as those who cross him, those who stand up to him. (26:51–27:00)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump's actions of firing federal workers were illegal both when the government was open and during a shutdown.
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