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Jim McGovern: “The entire federal government is, quote, forever barred and…”

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

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McGovern: Trump's Crooked AG Gave Him a "SUPER PARDON" for LIFE

Published | Video Starts at 26:27

It means he and his family are free to do any activity they please without the possibility of legal consequences. Now, let me just read a bit of what this agreement says. The entire federal government is, quote, forever barred and precluded from prosecuting or pursuing any pending claims, whether presently known or unknown, against Trump, his family members and businesses or, or collecting any taxes, fines or other payments due to the U.S. government. Now, Mr. Speaker, do you realize what this means? It means the Trumps and their businesses are not only shielded from enforcement of any taxes that they might have dodged … (26:27)

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Asserts that the federal government is barred from prosecuting or pursuing claims against Trump and his family.

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