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Bennie Thompson: “President Biden has already determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the public interest.”

On the recordOctober 18, 2021
President Biden has already determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the public interest.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson cites Biden's stance against Bannon's claim of executive privilege.

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