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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
When Congress disagrees with a particular assertion of executive privilege, the remedy is not impeachment.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

He argues that disagreements over executive privilege should be resolved in court, not through impeachment.

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