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Bezos, who was among tech executives who met with the president at Trump Tower in December, said Amazon's legal team has filed a declaration of support of the Washington State Attorney General's lawsuit against Trump.

Here's the full text of the email from Bezos

A quick update on where we are. This executive order is one we do not support. Our public policy team in D.C. has reached out to senior administration officials to make our opposition clear. We’ve also reached out to congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle to explore legislative options.

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