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On the recordJanuary 19, 2020
I think it's really clear that he wants to be able to say that he's been totally exonerated because if I - I think that the way the Senate is going, he is not going to be convicted.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono expresses her belief that President Trump aims to claim exoneration despite the likelihood of not being convicted.

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