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David Gergen: There is a hypocrisy here because the Democrats were pushing Harriet Myers... and they said there's no privilege. They…

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
There is a hypocrisy here because the Democrats were pushing Harriet Myers... and they said there's no privilege. They have to come testify. Come on, guys, what's good for one is good for the other. That's a double standard.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen points out the double standard in the treatment of different administration officials regarding testimony.

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