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On the recordJune 27, 2021
If any Democratic president did anything like that, there would be such a hue and cry about it.
Said by
Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Adam Schiff argues that actions taken by Bill Barr would have been heavily criticized if a Democratic president had done the same.

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