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Steve Cohen: “The question we are called upon in this context is to decide whether it have been high crimes or misdemeanors that…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
The question we are called upon in this context is to decide whether it have been high crimes or misdemeanors that warrant the extraordinary constitutional remedy of impeachment.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen discusses the constitutional standard for impeachment during a hearing.

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