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Adam Schiff: “In my view, there would probably be only one thing the Founders would find more politically precarious and dangerous to…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
In my view, there would probably be only one thing the Founders would find more politically precarious and dangerous to our Constitution than the indictment of a President or former President, and that is the failure to indict a President or former President when they have engaged in criminal conduct.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff emphasizes the importance of holding Presidents accountable for criminal conduct.

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