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Jamie Raskin: “Impeachment is in the Constitution because of public offenses by political leaders against democracy itself.”

On the recordDecember 16, 2019
Impeachment is in the Constitution because of public offenses by political leaders against democracy itself.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes the constitutional basis for impeachment related to public offenses.

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