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Trey Gowdy: My point was to more illustrate the absurdity of asserting executive privilege for something you had no role in.

On the recordJune 19, 2012
My point was to more illustrate the absurdity of asserting executive privilege for something you had no role in.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy discusses the implications of President Obama asserting executive privilege in relation to the 'Fast and Furious' operation.

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