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Reagan-appointed Judge who quit over Trump’s ‘threat to democracy’ speaks out in CNN interview

Published 7:53 PM EST, Mon November 10, 2025

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Reagan-appointed Judge who quit over Trump's "threat to democracy" speaks out in CNN interview

Mark Wolf, a Reagan-appointed judge, talks to CNN's Erica Hill about why he's quitting the bench over President Trump's "assault on the rule of law."

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