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Ron Wyden: “If the privacy board met the constitutional standards, what you're telling me is you would not rule out giving them a…”

On the recordApril 19, 2005
If the privacy board met the constitutional standards, what you're telling me is you would not rule out giving them a subpoena.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
Source
congress.gov
Apr 19, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Senator Wyden questions Attorney General Gonzales about subpoena authority.

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