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Jerry Nadler: “There is no cover-up privilege in our law. Mr. Chairman, the Constitution law and precedent say that Congress has a…”

On the recordMay 14, 2019
There is no cover-up privilege in our law. Mr. Chairman, the Constitution law and precedent say that Congress has a right to this information.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler asserts Congress's right to information and denies the existence of a cover-up privilege.

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