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On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
President Trump has sent here today to stop the Senate from hearing the facts of the case. They want to call the trial over before any evidence is even introduced. Their argument is that if you commit an impeachable offense in your last few weeks in office, you do it with constitutional impunity. You get away with it.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin argues that Trump's actions in his last weeks in office should not exempt him from accountability.

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