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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “As expeditious as courts can be, they could not get through all the subpoenas that the White House is using as a delay…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2019
As expeditious as courts can be, they could not get through all the subpoenas that the White House is using as a delay tactic.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton argues that the White House is using delays to obstruct the impeachment inquiry.

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