“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordJanuary 9, 2020
And also, you can't invoke Executive privilege or immunity to cover up crimes.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono asserts that Executive privilege cannot be used to conceal criminal activity.

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