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Jeff Merkley: “But again, it goes back to the fact that the House setting is a different setting. Is there substantial information…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
But again, it goes back to the fact that the House setting is a different setting. Is there substantial information relevant to what would be the -- an indictment? And in a trial, it's full examination of the facts, with everything brought to bear.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the differences between the House impeachment process and the Senate trial.

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