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Adam Schiff: “The constitutional referendum that they passed was to clamp down on opposition, was to consolidate authoritarian power.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
The constitutional referendum that they passed was to clamp down on opposition, was to consolidate authoritarian power.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff discusses Erdogan's referendum and its implications for political freedom.

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