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Adam Schiff: “This looks like a patent abuse of the department. Yet another example of the president politicizing, using the…”

On the recordJune 10, 2021
This looks like a patent abuse of the department. Yet another example of the president politicizing, using the Department of Justice as a cudgel to go after his enemies.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Adam Schiff discusses the abuse of the Justice Department by Donald Trump to target political opponents.

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