"There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president."

Donella Meadows, American Environmentalist

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"There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president."

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