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Adam Schiff: “I think they're absolutely right to make the referral to Justice Department, because there is public reporting and the…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2022
I think they're absolutely right to make the referral to Justice Department, because there is public reporting and the Archives may know more than this that the President was repeatedly warned that that he couldn't destroy these documents, that he would be violating the law if he did so, and so it looks very willful.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff discusses the referral to the Justice Department regarding the destruction of documents by the President.

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