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In an interview with CNN's Victor Blackwell, Michael Williams, a GOP state senator in Georgia, said he wouldn't have a problem with President Trump using the N-word "in the past, as my president," as Omorosa Manigault alleges Trump has.

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Georgia lawmaker says he doesn't have an issue with Trump using N-word in the past

Williams said it would set a bad precedent if he did.

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