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Tom McClintock: “The President has legitimate Constitutional privileges, and the courts can and should determine the boundaries of these…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
The President has legitimate Constitutional privileges, and the courts can and should determine the boundaries of these privileges.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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He defends Trump's constitutional rights amid impeachment proceedings.

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