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On the recordJune 9, 2019
I have to tell you, if every politician told his--who tells his staff, 'I'd like to strangle that guy,' is ipso facto guilty of attempted measured, you might as well turn out the lights and close the doors in this building.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock argues that expressing frustration does not equate to guilt.

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