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Jerry Nadler: There must never be a narrowly voted impeachment or an impeachment supported by one of our major political parties and…

On the recordDecember 16, 2019
There must never be a narrowly voted impeachment or an impeachment supported by one of our major political parties and opposed by another. Such an impeachment will produce divisiveness and bitterness in politics for years to come and will call into question the very legitimacy of our political institutions.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler warns against partisan impeachment leading to long-term political divisiveness.

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