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Henry Waxman: “It is not for the President to say or to obstruct congressional deliberations and investigations or other legitimate…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2019
It is not for the President to say or to obstruct congressional deliberations and investigations or other legitimate functions.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Stressing that the President should not interfere with Congress's investigative powers.

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