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Mark DeSaulnier: “Think about this. Why do we have the power to impeach the President, and he doesn't have the power to impeach us?”

On the recordDecember 16, 2019
Think about this. Why do we have the power to impeach the President, and he doesn't have the power to impeach us?
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic · California

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Questioning the impeachment powers and their implications for democracy.

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