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Adam Schiff: “That is, I think, a terrible abuse of power. It violates, I think, the separation of powers. But it also makes the…”

On the recordJune 10, 2021
That is, I think, a terrible abuse of power. It violates, I think, the separation of powers. But it also makes the Department of Justice just a fully owned subsidiary of the president`s personal legal interests and political interests. And that does such damage to the department. It`s hard to express just how shocking an abuse of power this really is.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Adam Schiff discusses the abuse of power related to the Department of Justice being used for personal and political interests.

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