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Jim Himes: “There are an awful lot of questions we weren't able to answer based on this very novel theory of executive privilege.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2018
There are an awful lot of questions we weren't able to answer based on this very novel theory of executive privilege.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the limitations imposed by Bannon's claim of executive privilege during the hearing.

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