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Adam Schiff: “If the Republicans are prepared to take that position, then they are inviting abuse from a president of either party.”

On the recordDecember 2, 2019
If the Republicans are prepared to take that position, then they are inviting abuse from a president of either party.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff warns that allowing Trump to stonewall Congress could lead to future abuses of power by any president.

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