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Jamie Raskin: “If you read the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. versus Nixon back in 1974, Justice Burger said basically what you’re…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2021
If you read the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. versus Nixon back in 1974, Justice Burger said basically what you’re balancing is the public’s overwhelming interest in the truth versus cases dealing with national security.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin discusses the importance of truth in the context of the January 6 investigation.

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