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Jim Clyburn: “When he was going through his impeachment problems, it was the black community that bellied up to the bar.”

On the recordApril 24, 2008
When he was going through his impeachment problems, it was the black community that bellied up to the bar.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn reflects on the support Bill Clinton received from the African-American community during his impeachment.

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