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James Comer Jr.: “The judge, who was an Obama appointee, rejected the Trump…”

Featuring: James Comer Jr., Republican | U.S. House Kentucky, 1st Congressional District

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This is a STUNT: Rep. James Comer

Published | Video Starts at 01:23

And they're working with us. They've released what they can legally release. There's grand jury testimony, and the Trump administration asked the judge to release that grand jury testimony. And The judge, who was an Obama appointee, rejected the Trump Department of Justice request to release the grand jury testimony. So a judge has to issue that. But look, I think the Trump administration is, is working with us a lot more than what the media has given them credit for. (01:23–01:32)

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Asserts that an Obama-appointed judge rejected the Trump DOJ's request to release grand jury testimony.

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