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On the recordSeptember 27, 2023
I wonder how many of my esteemed Republican colleagues here, who all voted against impeaching Donald Trump if they were in the House at that point, can reconcile their votes against impeaching Trump for the grave crime of inciting a violent insurrection against the government with their calls supporting impeachment of Joe Biden for allegedly committing a high crime and misdemeanor that has not even been defined yet, much less proven.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin questions Republican hypocrisy on impeachment votes for Trump and Biden.

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