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Jim Himes: “I want to sort of downplay the importance of this so-called quid pro quo. Quid pro quo is what the defenders of the…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2019
I want to sort of downplay the importance of this so-called quid pro quo. Quid pro quo is what the defenders of the president are saying is essential for the president to have been guilty of something. It's not.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Jim Himes discusses the significance of the quid pro quo allegation in relation to President Trump's actions.

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