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Chris Coons: “Your NDO requests were fully compliant with the Department of Justice policy at the time, is that correct?”

Featuring: Chris Coons, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Delaware

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Published October 3, 2026

I want you to briefly walk me through the process by which you obtained non disclosure orders for the toll records of members of Congress. These types of NDO requests are fairly typical in DOJ investigations. And Your NDO requests were fully compliant with the Department of Justice policy at the time, is that correct? That is correct. And we had, in my view, an ample legal basis to seek non disclosure orders in this case. (02:53–03:00)

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Asserts that the non-disclosure order requests were compliant with DOJ policy at the time.

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“The Special Counsel's investigation into unprecedented efforts to unturn a presidential election was lawful and necessary.”
Asserts that the Special Counsel's investigation into efforts to overturn the presidential election was lawful and necessary.02:32-02:40
“These types of NDO requests are fairly typical in DOJ investigations.”
Asserts that non-disclosure order requests are typical in Department of Justice investigations.02:48-02:54
“My NDO Fairness act with Senator Mike Lee would ensure NDO's are only issued in circumstances requiring secrecy in a way that would better protect all Americans, including members of Congress.”
Asserts that the NDO Fairness Act would ensure non-disclosure orders are issued only when necessary, protecting Americans' privacy.03:58-04:11
“This bill has already passed the House by voice vote.”
Asserts that the NDO Fairness Act has passed the House of Representatives by voice vote.04:10-04:14