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On the recordDecember 12, 2023
One of the things that Donald Trump did well and did shrewdly is anyone who stepped an inch out of line, he would come down on them like a ton of bricks, and he would organize primary challenges and go after them.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff discusses the pressure on Republican members to conform to Trump's influence, describing it as an epidemic of cowardice within the GOP.

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