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Sheila Jackson Lee: Well, we haven't been through an impeachment process now for almost two decades. I was here for the impeachment of…

On the recordSeptember 16, 2019
Well, we haven't been through an impeachment process now for almost two decades. I was here for the impeachment of President Clinton, which we know was brought by the Republicans, and the people remember, they were operating under the independent counsel, and I would say that they came with their minds already made up.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Sheila Jackson Lee discusses the impeachment process and compares it to past events, emphasizing the partisan nature of the current proceedings.

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