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On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
The President of the United States used taxpayer dollars, the American people's money, to withhold aid from an ally at war to benefit his political campaign.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff argues that President Trump withheld foreign aid for personal political gain.

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