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Kamala Harris: “The court before the election basically said that the…”

Featuring: Kamala Harris, Democrat | Former Vice President of the United States | National

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Rachel Maddow's full interview with Kamala Harris I MSNBC EXCLUSIVE

Published | Video Starts at 33:04

… that we can't necessarily count on precedent to dictate how they will rule on the president's power. And again, Rachel, we talked about this during those 107 days because remember, The court before the election basically said that the president of the United States would be immune from whatever he did in office. So he walked in to the White House with what he thinks is a blank check. (33:04–33:14)

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Asserts that a court ruling before the election granted the president immunity for actions taken while in office.

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