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Demonstrators gathered at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on January 29, 2017 to protest President Trump's executive order barring entry to the U.S. of citizens from seven predominately Muslim nations.
David Cole on the ACLU’s response to President Trump’s executive order restriction immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, their opposition to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, why President Trump is most likely already in violation of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, and what actions concerned citizens can take.
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- David Cole National legal director, ACLU
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