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On the recordDecember 2, 2020
The Constitution, as our justices have written, is not a suicide pact.
Said by
Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Arguing against the interpretation of the Constitution that would allow a president to pardon themselves.

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