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TJ Cox: Well, of course we had to subpoena it, we had to threaten to subpoena it, because we asked for all of the Travelgate…

On the recordSeptember 11, 1996
Well, of course we had to subpoena it, we had to threaten to subpoena it, because we asked for all of the Travelgate memos to be turned over. Travelgate, which was another Clinton White House scandal, involved the firing and smearing, through the use of the EBI, of what we now know were honest and innocent White House civilian career employees.
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TJ Cox
California

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Discussing the Travelgate scandal during a congressional debate.

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