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On the recordJanuary 23, 2020
If we don't take Trump off the ballot, remember, it's not just removal from office. They'd take him off the ballot that the 2020 election is already essentially illegitimate.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff warns about the implications of not removing Trump from the ballot.

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