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Harry Reid: “Is the Senator aware that on August 24, 1987, John Bolton, the Republican Assistant Attorney General, wrote a letter to…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2003
Is the Senator aware that on August 24, 1987, John Bolton, the Republican Assistant Attorney General, wrote a letter to Chairman Biden, among other things saying: Accordingly, we have decided to take this step of providing the committee access to responsive materials we currently possess except those privileged documents specifically described. Of course, our decision to produce these documents does not constitute a waiver of any future claims of privilege concerning other documents the committee requests or waiver of any claim over these documents with respect to the entities or persons other than the Judiciary Committee.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing a letter from John Bolton regarding document access for a Senate committee.

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