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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
Such a blanket assertion of executive privilege is simply unheard of in the history of this country, and the reason it is unheard of is because it is so outrageous.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes Trump's use of executive privilege regarding Supreme Court nominee records.

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