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Mark Kelly: “Presidents have enormous power to do things and if they want…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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And when you use those levers of power, and as we can see with this presidency, Presidents have enormous power to do things and if they want to, they can easily go outside the bounds of the law. That's why we have a Department of Justice. But when you put people in those jobs that serve a person and not the Constitution, that's where we start to get into trouble. (02:27–02:37)

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Asserts that presidents have significant power and can act outside the law if they choose.

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