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Eric Swalwell: “Proof of underlying crime is not required to prove obstruction.”

On the recordJune 9, 2019
Proof of underlying crime is not required to prove obstruction.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell clarifies that obstruction can be proven without an underlying crime.

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