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Tom McClintock: “You can declare the definitions of crimes alleged are immaterial and just an exercise of politics, not the law.”

On the recordDecember 3, 2019
You can declare the definitions of crimes alleged are immaterial and just an exercise of politics, not the law.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

He emphasizes the importance of legal definitions in impeachment.

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