As expeditious as courts can be, they could not get through all the subpoenas that the White House is using as a delay tactic.
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
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Norton argues that the White House is using delays to obstruct the impeachment inquiry.
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