Person: Pamela Karlan

Meme Misidentifies Impeachment Witness

December 12, 2019

A photo of a woman in Australia reacting to the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been misidentified as law professor Pamela Karlan, a Democratic witness during the House impeachment inquiry.

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