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Jim McGovern: “Nobody in this country, even the President of the United…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 44:56

I mean, again, nobody, no citizen can gets that kind of treatment. Again, he is the president, not the king. And people in this chamber have to start recognizing that fact. Nobody in this country, even the President of the United States, is above the law. I urge a no vote on this rule, a no vote on the rotten underlying legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. (44:56–45:01)

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Asserts that the President is not exempt from legal accountability.

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