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On the recordJanuary 15, 2021
If the president of the United States was impeached today, without one witness being called, without a lawyer present, and -- it's an assault on the presidency itself. These actions, if they continue, will incite more violence.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
Source
msnbc.com

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Lindsey Graham comments on the impeachment process and its implications for the presidency.

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