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Trump Supporters in Congress Are Saying That the Search Was Politically Motivated

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GOP Rep. Steve Scalise tweeted that the raid was part of a "capital R regime" The term is used by fringe right intellectuals to suggest there's a shadowy cabal who run the government, says John Avlon. He asks: Are there any Republicans who have come out and said, I don't support Donald Trump on this?Avlon: We live in a democracy that's 246 years old. That's just a few generations. And yet we're the world's oldest democracy. If we have disrespect for institutions that lead Americans turning away from them, then our system becomes unraveled.

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