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Jerrold Nadler: “The only substitute for making a president answerable to the American people and not above the law is to give Congress…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2019
The only substitute for making a president answerable to the American people and not above the law is to give Congress and the American people all the information so that the Congress can vote impeachment if that seems advisable or something else.

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Nadler discusses the need for Congress to have information to hold the president accountable, especially in the context of potential impeachment.

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