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Tom McClintock: Never in the history of the United States has a President been impeached solely or largely on the basis of abuse of…

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
Never in the history of the United States has a President been impeached solely or largely on the basis of abuse of power.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock argues against the impeachment basis of abuse of power.

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