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On the recordJanuary 23, 2020
You can be impeached for obstructing justice but you cannot be impeached for obstructing Congress.
Said by
Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff highlights the inconsistency in arguments regarding impeachment and obstruction of justice versus obstruction of Congress.

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