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On the recordMarch 3, 2019
If people are going to claim a reason not to produce documents or testify, they have to invoke a legally recognized reason to do that.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline asserts that claims of executive privilege must be legally justified and cannot be based on personal discomfort or presidential preference.

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