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James Lankford: “We obviously want to be able to get you, and we have been very outspoken on this, the testimonial subpoena power, to be…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2021
We obviously want to be able to get you, and we have been very outspoken on this, the testimonial subpoena power, to be able to make sure someone cannot just retire and then avoid any kind of pursuit on this.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the need for testimonial subpoena power to prevent evasion of accountability.

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