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Dennis Heck: “I think it's because it's what he did, actually. You could call it bribery, you could call it extortion, you could call…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
I think it's because it's what he did, actually. You could call it bribery, you could call it extortion, you could call it a shakedown of a foreign country, soliciting their assistance in a campaign, a clear violation of federal law.
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Dennis Heck
Washington

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Congressman Heck discusses the appropriateness of using the term 'bribery' to describe the President's actions regarding Ukraine.

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