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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
The president has had two years of a Congress that would simply do no oversight whatsoever. And so the idea of meaningful oversight, the idea of Congress is a coequal branch clearly terrifies the president.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff discusses the lack of oversight during Trump's presidency and how it affects the president's reaction to current investigations.

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