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Adam Schiff: “It is a requirement that the President be a person who does not abuse his power.”

On the recordDecember 8, 2019
It is a requirement that the President be a person who does not abuse his power.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff emphasizes the need for a President to avoid abusing power.

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