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RT @FrancesSSellers: The 2020 election looms large in the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment debate. @jameshohmann w/@marianaa_alfaro… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Unlike the Nixon and Clinton impeachments, there is no crime that is alleged to have been committed by the president,” said Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.). “There are policy differences. ... We have an independent presidency. … He does not serve at the sufferance of Congress.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“Even President Nixon cooperated with Congress, but President Trump has thumbed his nose,” said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), who was a young staffer on the House Judiciary Committee during the Nixon impeachment, recalled the Republicans who broke ranks in 1974 and wondered: “Where are the Caldwell Butlers and Larry Hogans in the Republican Party today?” — PolitiTweet.org

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Richard Nixon's shadow looms large over this House Judiciary Committee markup. At least 10 members of committee -- including several Republicans -- invoked the president during their opening statements. https://t.co/YdHb6rG7o6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Eric Swalwell: “My colleagues ... bet that the hard-working people in … my district or a mom in Michigan or a farmer in Wisconsin aren’t following this and don’t care, despite how unquestionable the facts are in support of impeachment. But I have faith in the American people." — PolitiTweet.org

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“The American people are seeing through this," said Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.). “The American people understand how much is at stake,” fellow Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson (D) said an hour later. https://t.co/YdHb6rG7o6 — PolitiTweet.org

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I watched all 40 opening statements from the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment markup so you didn't have to. It was amusing how many of the members presumed to speak for "the American people" and how many said they were smart enough to "see through" the other side's spin. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) acknowledged that impeachment is divisive, but he said that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. He noted that abolitionists and civil rights protesters were also divisive, but they were right. https://t.co/YdHb6rG7o6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said impeachment is about invalidating the votes of 63 million "in flyover country." Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) replied that Trump lost the popular vote and millions more voted for Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/YdHb6rG7o6 — PolitiTweet.org

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The biggest takeaway from the House Judiciary Committee debate over impeachment is the extent to which lawmakers from both parties are invoking the 2020 election to make their dueling points. https://t.co/YdHb6rG7o6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) on the impeachment debate: “I have to admit I think the president’s distractions are working because most folks are probably sitting at home thinking: What in the world has any of this got to do with me?" https://t.co/YdHb6rG7o6 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: The 2020 election looms large in the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment debate https://t.co/YdHb6rG7o6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans tonight have referred to the SCIF in the Capitol Visitor Center where the Intelligence Committee conducted its depositions as a conference room, the basement and even Adam Schiff's "BUNKER." — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.): “The president is the smoking gun. ... The smoking gun is already reloaded. And whether it's fired is up to us." #congressionalmetaphors — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. @ericswalwell: “This is a Constitutional crime spree!" — PolitiTweet.org

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“Impeachment is their passion, their drug,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says of Democrats. “President Trump’s true crime in their eyes was winning the 2016 election. ... We’ll see you on the field in 2020!" — PolitiTweet.org

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“Process matters,” said Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.). “The American people should feel cheated by what has taken place here.” Roby says Congress should let the courts adjudicate disputes between the branches and let the process play out – as long as it takes. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) tells the Biblical story of Esther standing up to the king and speaking truth to power, risking death: “You don’t need Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out. We have everything but DNA. What else do you need? You need the courage of Esther!" — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.) says Democrats will pay the price for impeachment in 2020: “Today’s Democrats are the founders’ worst nightmare come true.” A lot of Americans want to impeach House Democrats, Ratcliffe says: “To those Americans, I say: You can. Next November.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.) claims a House Democrat approached him on the floor yesterday to ask him what “Obstruction of Congress” means. Seems pretty self-evident – and hard to believe a Democrat would ask Ratcliffe to explain. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) says she’s constantly asked by foreign leaders about embarrassing things Trump says. “We have an opportunity to show the world how a mature democracy handles a crisis," she says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) says impeachment will cost Dems their House majority in 2020 & get Trump reelected. He tells Dems to “go ahead & vote for impeachment," but then "call your freshmen colleagues & tell them they’re not going to come back. ... Say goodbye to your majority..." — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) says Democrats have been out to get Trump since before he took office. Buck notes that Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee presiding over the hearing, boycotted Trump's inauguration in January 2017. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @selectedwisdom: Another remarkable revelation, payments from Russia tied to digging up dirt in Ukraine on behalf of the President - “Gi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Jordan on why Democrats are trying to impeach Trump: “It’s not just because they don’t like the president. They don’t like us … all of us common folks … they don’t like us.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio): “Democrats don’t care about the facts, and they’re never going to stop … because they can’t stand the fact that President Trump is actually draining the swamp. … They can’t stand it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) compares Trump to a child who got caught trying to cheat on a classmate's test, even if he wasn't successful, in Ukraine. “He got caught," Johnson said. “There’s no such thing as attempted cheating." #congressionalmetaphors — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) just suggested that maybe we should get rid of FISA courts *altogether*. He's focused his statement at the impeachment mark-up on the IG report. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.): “This is truly a sad day for America.” — PolitiTweet.org