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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
The Nixon holding said that in the context of the specific regulations there, that a criminal trial subpoena to the President for information--in that case the tapes--could be enforced, notwithstanding the executive privilege that was recognized in that case as rooted in Article II of the Constitution.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the enforcement of subpoenas against a sitting president.

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