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Most Democrats on House Judiciary Back Impeachment

June 13, 2019 at 1:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) decision to embrace calls for an impeachment inquiry on Thursday morning made him the 13th member of the panel to support such a move,” Politico reports.

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