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Eric Holder: Ultimately a judge, I think, would probably override our assertion of the privilege, and then we would have to decide…

On the recordJune 6, 2012
Ultimately a judge, I think, would probably override our assertion of the privilege, and then we would have to decide whether or not we wanted to dismiss the case.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Discussing the judicial review of the executive branch's invocation of state secrets privilege.

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