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July 2019

“Calling someone a cop invokes the worst sorts of police overreach, a legalistic authoritarianism that exists for its own sake. During her 28-year tenure as a county prosecutor, district attorney (D.A.), and state attorney general (A.G.), [Kamala] Harris proved quite willing to live up to the epithet. In the public eye, she spoke of racial justice and liberal values, bolstering

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