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Ken Cuccinelli: “No, I don't, and also understand while the attorney general is unique in the Cabinet, and that they do need to make…”

On the recordMay 7, 2017
No, I don't, and also understand while the attorney general is unique in the Cabinet, and that they do need to make independent legal decisions, for instance prosecution decisions and so forth. When the President gives a directive, the standard is, is this legally defensible not will I win or do I agree with it?

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Cuccinelli argues that Sally Yates was not on firm legal ground when she refused to comply with a directive from the President.

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