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Bob Menendez: “Well, I think that subpoenas under an impeachment trial from the Senate would be hard to ultimately avoid, which is why…”

On the recordDecember 15, 2019
Well, I think that subpoenas under an impeachment trial from the Senate would be hard to ultimately avoid, which is why probably the majority leader is not going to allow it to happen because, you know, at the end of the day, you would think that those who know the most at the issues at hand, did the president use the power of his office and abuse it to help himself politically by inviting a foreign country to get involved in our elections?
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez discusses the challenges of obtaining subpoenas for witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial.

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