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On the recordApril 28, 2019
Well, I would if I were him. He cooperated with Special Counsel Mueller. And I guess Nixon must not have cooperated with the special counsel. I consider what the House is doing a political exercise and they won't let it go. And if they think he should be impeached, the House can impeach him.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham defends Trump's decision to fight subpoenas and criticizes the impeachment process as political.

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