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On the recordOctober 14, 2021
Moreover, if Kevin McCarthy is speaker, then, functionally, Donald Trump is speaker, because McCarthy will not stand up to him, no matter how unethical the demand.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Schiff emphasizes the dangerous influence Trump would have through McCarthy's speakership.

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