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Wed Jan 29 23:33:32 +0000 2020

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Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

I joined @SenWhitehouse asking whether we should infer that Pres. Trump's effort to block witnesses means those witnesses would testify AGAINST him. Legal precedent & COMMON SENSE suggest we should. But as @RepAdamSchiff said, what we need is not an inference, but a SUBPOENA. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 29, 2020

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Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

I joined @SenFeinstein in asking whether there is ANY precedent for Pres. Trump's blanket obstruction of Congress's inquiry. THERE ISN'T. It’s never happened. And tolerating such flagrant defiance will erase our constitutional power to act as a check against the Executive. — PolitiTweet.org

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From @SenFeinstein, @SenatorCarper, @ChrisCoons, @MazieHirono, @SenatorLeahy, @SenatorTester, @SenatorTomUdall: Th… https://t.co/ejhaTgZ2Mg

Posted Jan. 29, 2020

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Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Dershowitz keeps getting it wrong. The Constitution & SCOTUS are clear: abuse of power is at the core of every impeachable offense, and impeachment is vital to restraining an out-of-control pres. Senators shouldn't be fooled by his unsupported theory. Actual analysis here: https://t.co/mYf4DCTO73 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 30, 2020

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