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Lindsey Graham: “The day Richard Nixon failed to answer that subpoena is the day he was subject to impeachment because he took the power…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2019
The day Richard Nixon failed to answer that subpoena is the day he was subject to impeachment because he took the power from Congress over the impeachment process away from Congress and he became the judge and jury.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham highlights the importance of compliance with congressional subpoenas in impeachment cases.

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