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Brenda Lawrence: “So we can be clear, sir, what you are saying is that, if you disagree with the President, if your legal experience and…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2019
So we can be clear, sir, what you are saying is that, if you disagree with the President, if your legal experience and your expertise doesn't agree and your President says something different, you are obligated to agree and enforce what the President says, is that what you are telling me as the Attorney General of the United States of America?
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Brenda Lawrence
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Lawrence questions Barr about his obligation to follow the President's directives over his legal judgment.

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