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On the recordFebruary 15, 2021
If Barack Obama had incited Black Lives Matter protesters to attack the Capitol to stop the electoral count for Donald Trump in 2017, do you think the Republicans would have held a five-day witness-free trial?
Said by
Mehdi Hasan
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Mehdi Hasan argues against the lack of witnesses in the impeachment trial by comparing it to past Republican actions.

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