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Eric Swalwell: “That, Anderson, is a 'this for that', in other words, a quid pro quo.”

On the recordOctober 29, 2019
That, Anderson, is a 'this for that', in other words, a quid pro quo.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell describes Sondland's demand for investigations into Biden as a quid pro quo for a White House meeting.

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