‘A full frontal assault': Judge Luttig on the attacks on the rule of law in Trump's second term
Former Federal Judge Michael Luttig joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss Donald Trump's assault on the rule of law and him using the justice department and his own executive power to go after his political enemies, businesses and policies that he wants to punish and target.
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