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Professor Says Trump Lawyers Misrepresented His Work

February 9, 2021 at 4:42 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A constitutional law professor whose work is cited extensively by former President Donald Trump’s lawyers in their impeachment defense brief says his work has been seriously misrepresented,” NPR reports.

Said Michigan State University professor Brian Kalt: “The worst part is the three places where they said I said something when, in fact, I said the opposite.”

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