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Adam Schiff: “It's not up to the former president. It's up to the current president.”

On the recordNovember 15, 2021
It's not up to the former president. It's up to the current president.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff argues that the decision regarding privilege over documents should be made by the current president, not the former president.

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