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Jim Himes: “Past presidents have waived executive privilege whenever there was the possibility of criminal wrongdoing.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2018
Past presidents have waived executive privilege whenever there was the possibility of criminal wrongdoing.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Pointing out the unusual nature of the current administration's expansive claim of executive privilege.

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