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"Now their slapdash process has concluded in the first purely partisan presidential impeachment since the wake of the Civil War."

December 19, 2019

McConnell Mitch, Republicanleader.gov
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"The people will judge us for how well and faithfully we fulfilled our duty. The grave question the Constitution tasks senators to answer is whether the President committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a “high crime and misdemeanor.” Yes, he did."

February 5, 2020

Mitt Romney, Politico
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"The President’s purpose was personal and political. Accordingly, the President is guilty of an appalling abuse of the public trust."

February 5, 2020

Mitt Romney, Politico
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Donald Trump must be convicted and removed from office. Because he will always choose his own personal interest over our national interest. Because in America, right matters. Truth matters. If not, no Constitution can protect us. If not, we are lost.

January 23, 2020

Adam Schiff, Twitter.com
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Since the day I was born, I have celebrated Constitution Day. That’s because the 39 delegates signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, which is exactly 146 years before I was born.

September 17, 2019

Chuck Grassley , Grassley.Senate.Gov
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"The powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned."

Feb 12, 2017

Stephen Miller, CBS Face The Nation
Constitution
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We, sir — we — are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights. We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.

Nov 18, 2016

Brandon Victor Dixon, Broadway
Constitution
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Sacrifice—I don't think he knows the meaning of sacrifice, the meaning of the word… Because when I was standing there, all America felt my pain. Without saying a single word. Everybody felt that pain.

Jul 30, 2016

Ghazala Khan, ABC News
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I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department, or the F.B.I. — not just in this case, but in any case. Full stop. Period.

Apr 10, 2016

Barack Obama, New York Times
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The court looks the other way as yet another federal district judge casts aside state laws without making any effort to preserve the status quo pending the court’s resolution of a constitutional question it left open in United States v. Windsor…This acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the court’s intended resolution of that question.

Feb 09, 2015

Clarence Thomas, Dissent accompanying the Supreme Court majority decision not to halt gay marriages in Alabama after a lower court ruling
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