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John Cornyn: “The FBI Director is never empowered to supplant Federal prosecutors and assume command of the Justice Department.”

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

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

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