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Adam Schiff: “It was obviously very wise, and I can certainly understand why he made that decision to do it, because the president…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 2021
It was obviously very wise, and I can certainly understand why he made that decision to do it, because the president would misrepresent anything that took place on that call, and because it was very possible the president was going to ask for something that would be a crime.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Adam Schiff comments on the decision of Georgia's secretary of state to record the call with Donald Trump.

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