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Adam Schiff: “It is an abuse of power for the President or any Member of Congress, for that matter, to condition official actions on…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
It is an abuse of power for the President or any Member of Congress, for that matter, to condition official actions on their own personal gain.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff emphasizes the abuse of power in conditioning actions for personal gain.

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