On the recordAugust 1, 2023
Presidents are not kings, and plaintiff is not president.
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Tanya Chutkan
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transcripts.cnn.comTanya Chutkan: “Presidents are not kings, and plaintiff is not president.”
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Judge Chutkan ruled against Donald Trump's efforts to block the House Select Committee from accessing White House records.
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