Political Quotes

On the recordApril 28, 2019
The day Richard Nixon failed to answer that subpoena is the day that he was subject to impeachment because he took the power from Congress over the impeachment process away from Congress and became the judge and jury.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham discusses the importance of responding to subpoenas in the context of impeachment.

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