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On the recordJanuary 9, 2018
The problem is the White House is not their client, this shouldn't be, we shouldn't be prosecutors, they shouldn't be defense counsel, they should all be investigators here but unfortunately that is not the role I think that many of my colleagues are taking on.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff criticizes the approach taken by some members of Congress regarding the investigation.

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