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On the recordDecember 16, 2019
In the history of the Republic, no President other than this one has ever claimed and exercised the unilateral right and power to thwart and defeat a House Presidential impeachment inquiry.
Said by
Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler emphasizes the unprecedented nature of Trump's obstruction of impeachment.

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