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Jon Kyl: “I said: We should not take from that the fact that you can lie or that you can obstruct justice, that you can engage in…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 1999
I said: We should not take from that the fact that you can lie or that you can obstruct justice, that you can engage in conduct that is designed to subvert justice, to take the law into your own hands. That would be the wrong lesson.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the implications of the impeachment proceedings and their impact on legal standards.

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