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On the recordJune 12, 2017
The FBI Director is never empowered to supplant Federal prosecutors and assume command of the Justice Department.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cornyn emphasizes the FBI Director's limitations in authority over federal prosecutors.

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