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Orrin Hatch: “No, it isn't true. I don't believe the Attorney General could. I don't think any responsible Attorney General could…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2003
No, it isn't true. I don't believe the Attorney General could. I don't think any responsible Attorney General could release those. If you are saying is it theoretically possible for somebody to disobey the law, the rules, to not live up to the privileged and confidential information, to ignore every aspect of the executive branch of Government--I suppose somebody could say yes. But I can't. I don't think he would have--I don't think the Attorney General has that privilege; no, I don't.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the limitations on the Attorney General's ability to release confidential information.

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