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On the recordMay 14, 2019
His view is preposterous. It--there aren't words for what a frivolous assertion that was.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes Trump's attorney's claim that Congress cannot investigate presidential lawbreaking.

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