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On the recordJune 6, 2017
It's your position that the special counsel's entitled to ask you questions about this, but not an oversight committee of the United States Congress?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Senator King questions the authority of the special counsel over Congress.

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