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On the recordJanuary 25, 2021
A trial after the president has left office is beyond the Senate’s constitutional authority.
Said by
Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
Source
msnbc.com

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Tom Cotton asserts that the Senate lacks the authority to conduct a trial for a former president.

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