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Adam Schiff: “You can be impeached for obstructing justice but you cannot be impeached for obstructing Congress.”

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

Editor's note · Context

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

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