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David Cicilline: “It is clear even if you're not a lawyer that the First Amendment is totally irrelevant as a defense since -- as a…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2021
It is clear even if you're not a lawyer that the First Amendment is totally irrelevant as a defense since -- as a defense to the question of whether somebody can be impeached for things they say and do as a public official.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Arguing against the First Amendment defense in the context of impeachment.

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