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On the recordJanuary 22, 2019
Read the transcript, President Trump says. We have read the transcript, and it is damning evidence of a corrupt quid pro quo. This is corruption and abuse of power in its purest form.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries highlights the implications of Trump's actions as outlined in the transcript.

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