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Adam Schiff: “This would be the first impeachment in history where there would be considerable debate and, in my view, not compelling…”

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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