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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
This would be the first impeachment in history where there would be considerable debate and, in my view, not compelling evidence of a commission of a crime.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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A constitutional attorney's statement on the impeachment process lacking compelling evidence.

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