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On the recordFebruary 1, 2021
Well, look, this is a very different presidential abuse. And, in this case, you don’t need the imagination of senators to wonder what it would be like to be on the Ukraine front lines with Russia and have military aid withheld in order to help the president of the United States cheat in an election. These senators were there. They were on the front lines as that mob was tearing through the Capitol.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Adam Schiff contrasts the current impeachment case with the previous one, highlighting the direct involvement of senators in the Capitol riot.

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