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Ted Lieu: “So not only did the President abuse his powers for personal gain and not only was it illegal, his actions also harmed…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2019
So not only did the President abuse his powers for personal gain and not only was it illegal, his actions also harmed U.S. national security.
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Ted Lieu links the President's actions to harm against U.S. national security.

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