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Richard Blumenthal: “Legally he can do it now, which raises the question, by the way, whether Congress should impose more restraints.”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2019
Legally he can do it now, which raises the question, by the way, whether Congress should impose more restraints.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses the legal authority of the President to overrule security clearance decisions and suggests Congress should consider more oversight.

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