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Stephen Lynch: “The President has basically admitted to sufficient facts…”

Featuring: Stephen Lynch, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 8th Congressional District

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Rep. Stephen Lynch thinks Trump impeachment inquiry was necessary

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

Sure. This was a direct attack on the Constitution, what the President did with Ukraine. You know, this is a. This is a situation where The President has basically admitted to sufficient facts that he... approached the President of Ukraine and asked for foreign government's help to take down a political opponent. in a democratic election here in the United States. So that certainly on his face, satisfies the high crimes and misdemeanors standard in Article 2 of the Constitution. (00:57–01:13)

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Asserts that the President admitted to asking Ukraine for help against a political opponent.

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