Biden attorney warns America will be in 'sorry state' if 'democratic norms' collapse

During a Friday, June 21 appearance on CNN, Democratic attorney Bob Bauer would not confirm or deny whether he is playing President Joe Biden in prep for 2024's first Biden/Donald Trump debate — which is scheduled for Thursday, June 27 in Atlanta.

Bauer did, however, discuss playing Trump in debate prep in the past.

Bauer also had a lot to say about the effect this year's presidential race could have on "democratic institutions" in the United States.

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Bauer told CNN's Manu Raju, "The one point I'm trying to make at the end of the day is that if we care about norms — if we care about democratic norms that are so important to sustain in our democratic way of life — the people who have responsibility in government and politics have choices to make every day…. that bear on the health of these institutions. And if all that matters is winning a particular debate or election and they're willing to sweep aside all of those other considerations…. we're going to be in a sorry state."

The attorney went on to express his "profound concern" that the U.S. will "slide from a democratic politics, small d, to a democratic anti-politics."

When Raju asked Bauer about the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court's anxiously awaited decision on Trump's "total immunity" argument, the attorney responded, "The ruling could be complex."

Bauer continued, "There are so many different ways it could come out…. I do hope that it is a decision that could bolster public respect for law."

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