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Why hearsay isn't a problem for Congress in impeachment hearings

  • Written by James Steiner-Dillon, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Wednesday’s testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland included the allegation that Sondland pushed Ukraine to investigate the Biden family in exchange for U.S. political support at the “express direction” of President Donald Trump.

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