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Adam Schiff: “The difference between then and now is not the difference between Nixon and Trump. It's the difference between that…”

On the recordNovember 20, 2019
The difference between then and now is not the difference between Nixon and Trump. It's the difference between that Congress and this one.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff argues that the current Congress has different standards and responses compared to the past during Watergate.

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