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On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
Donald Trump was going to do anything to stay in power, whether that be influence the election by blackmailing Ukraine on the phone or in this case inciting an insurrection so that his supporters could stop a Democratic process from proceeding to declare Joe Biden the victor of that.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Zerlina Maxwell references Adam Schiff's previous statements about Trump's actions to maintain power in the context of the impeachment trial.

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