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Adam Schiff: “That's not much of an argument. But that's basically what they're saying, we will be vindictive, we will draw some false…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2021
That's not much of an argument. But that's basically what they're saying, we will be vindictive, we will draw some false equivalence, and we will abuse our power if we're given it again.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff responds to Republican concerns about potential abuse of power in future investigations.

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