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On the recordDecember 8, 2019
If the President puts himself before the country, he violates the President's most basic responsibility: He breaks his oath to the American people.
Said by
Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler asserts that prioritizing personal interests over the country is a breach of presidential duty.

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