The reason that I made the decision to allow the inspector general to go forward with an investigation is because a federal judge, Judge Boasberg, made a decision that a perfectly legitimate subpoena should be quashed and that I, as a prosecutor, cannot go into my own grand jury and present evidence when the United States Supreme Court has said I can present evidence based upon or open an investigation, suspicion and rumors. I can start an investigation based on that. A judge has stopped me from doing that. And therefore, the only way to get evidence, the only way to find out what happened is through the inspector general. (11:31–11:44)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Supreme Court allows presenting evidence based on suspicion and rumors, but a judge's decision prevents it.
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