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Adam Schiff: “It's very hard to see how we can get timely information to protect the country if we can't enforce our own subpoenas. So…”

On the recordOctober 14, 2021
It's very hard to see how we can get timely information to protect the country if we can't enforce our own subpoenas. So I do view this as an early test of whether our democracy is recovering, a test of the principle that no one is above the law, that the law applies equally to everyone.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Rep. Adam Schiff emphasized the importance of enforcing subpoenas as a test of democracy and accountability.

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