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Sep 2024
48m 36s

Trump Refuses a Rematch

CNN
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Donald Trump says he won't debate Kamala Harris again as new polling shows the debate didn't do much for either candidate. So what can they do to move the needle? Plus, a rare rebuke from the attorney general, who slams efforts to turn the Justice Department into a political weapon. And: How much sway does a 9-11 conspiracy theorist have over the former president? 

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