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Summer Lee: the phone call itself of July 25 is extraordinarily clear, to my mind, in that we hear the President asking for a favor…

On the recordDecember 3, 2019
the phone call itself of July 25 is extraordinarily clear, to my mind, in that we hear the President asking for a favor that's clearly of personal benefit.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Jackson Lee cites the July 25 call as clear evidence of abuse of power.

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