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Louie Gohmert: “It is completely appropriate for this committee to request the presence of the Department of Justice at the witness…”

On the recordJune 22, 2016
It is completely appropriate for this committee to request the presence of the Department of Justice at the witness table.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Gohmert emphasizes the committee's right to summon DOJ for testimony.

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