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What does it mean?
Feingold accuses the President of breaking and misrepresenting the law.
In plain terms
He says the President broke the law and lied about it.
What can you take from it?
Leaders should not break or misrepresent laws.

Where it applies

  • presidential actions
  • legal oversight
  • public trust

Putting it to work

  • demand legal compliance
  • monitor executive power

Questions to consider

  • How do we hold leaders accountable?
  • When does policy cross into illegality?

Another view

Presidents may argue they are acting under different legal interpretations.

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