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On the recordJanuary 29, 2020
It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation. When elected officials inappropriately interfere with such investigations it undermines the principle of the equal justice under the law.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Lamar Alexander criticized President Trump for asking a foreign leader to investigate a political opponent and for withholding aid.

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