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Al Green: “Impeachment was never intended to be used as a midterm corrective option for a divisive or unpopular leader.”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
Impeachment was never intended to be used as a midterm corrective option for a divisive or unpopular leader.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Al Green emphasizes the original intent of impeachment in American politics.

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