Cory Booker: “It's to not give the American people accountability…”

“If this amendment is so important, just strike the first two lines. That strikes my entire amendment. The intention of this is clear. It's to not give the American people accountability, transparency and truth. That's what we, as the Judiciary Committee should be seeking. So I offer a third degree amendment preserving every noble thing that the senator from Texas said he wanted.” (07:50–07:56)

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