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Welcome
to
our
daily
feature, Quote
of
the
Day.
Donald
Trump
fired
me
because
of
my
fidelity
to
the
rule
of
law
instead
of
to
him.
I
view
it
as
a
badge
of
honor
for
standing
for
the
rule
of
law
and
the
Constitution.
The
events
of
the
last
year
have
disturbed
me
more
than
at
any
point
in
my
life.
I
don’t
believe
that
there
has
ever
been
a
moment
in
American
history
that
a
single
person,
the
president
of
the
United
States,
posed
a
real,
grave
threat
to
fundamental
values
that
we
all
share,
like
democracy,
the
rule
of
law.
— J.P.
Cooney, a
former
federal
prosecutor
who
served
as
principal
deputy
to
special
counsel
Jack
Smith
in
two
criminal
prosecutions
of
Donald
Trump,
in
comments
given
to
CBS
News.
He
intends
to
run
for
a
House
seat
in
Virginia,
if
the
state
redraws
its
congressional
maps.
Cooney
has
already
raised
more
than
$200,000
in
his
campaign
for
the
proposed
seat.
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Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
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Above
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Law,
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worked
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2011.
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