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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
The Director told members of this committee, including the chairman, that this threat made him feel and his department feel--he said 'it was chilling.'
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings recounts the Director's reaction to a threat from the White House regarding ethics.

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