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Political Cornflakes: George W. Bush’s former chief of staff endorses impeachment inquiry

Andrew Card, who served as White House chief of staff for George W. Bush, supported Monday the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, saying that “clearly lines have been crossed.” But he cautioned, "I do want the impeachment process if it’s going to go forward to be done deliberately without hyperbole, without exaggeration, based on the facts.” [TheHill]

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