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On the recordMay 2, 2019
I have no reason to believe they'll do anything that is in keeping with the traditions of the relationship between the executive and the judicial as equal branches of government. I think they will stonewall at all costs because they -- they know that they can't give up information and data, or the president will be exposed for the type of person and the actions he's undertaken.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Steve Cohen expresses skepticism about Attorney General Barr's compliance with congressional demands for information.

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