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Adam Schiff: “Well, sadly, it's going to do damage, to the Committee, to have him use it as this kind of political play thing.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2023
Well, sadly, it's going to do damage, to the Committee, to have him use it as this kind of political play thing.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Adam Schiff responds to Speaker McCarthy's decision to block him from the House Intelligence Committee, expressing concern about the political implications of the decision.

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