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Zoe Lofgren: It was undertaken for his personal political advantage and not in furtherance of any valid national political objective.

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
It was undertaken for his personal political advantage and not in furtherance of any valid national political objective.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lofgren cites Nixon's abuse of power to draw parallels with current issues.

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