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David Axelrod: “If impeachment becomes a partisan tool and not an assiduous process, then you are damaging democracy.”

On the recordApril 8, 2018
If impeachment becomes a partisan tool and not an assiduous process, then you are damaging democracy.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod warns against using impeachment as a partisan weapon, stressing the importance of protecting democracy.

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