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Adam Schiff: “They -- as we understand, the chief justice will be fair. I don't -- I'm not, for a moment, suggesting they don't think…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
They -- as we understand, the chief justice will be fair. I don't -- I'm not, for a moment, suggesting they don't think the chief justice is fair, quite the contrary. They're afraid he'll be fair.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Adam Schiff suggests that the President's counsel is afraid of a fair ruling from the Chief Justice.

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