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John Neely Kennedy: “You didn't even tell him you were seeking the phone records of members of Congress.”

Featuring: John Neely Kennedy, Republican | U.S. Senate from Louisiana

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I did take Constitutional law, yes. Well, then you had to know it violated the speech and debate clause. In fact, when. When you went to Judge Boasberg, You didn't even tell him you were seeking the phone records of members of Congress. did you? Because you knew he wouldn't agree. He would. He would say, hey, counselor, anybody who knows a law book from a J. Crew catalog knows that this violates the Constitution. (07:07–07:13)

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Asserts that the speaker did not inform Judge Boasberg about seeking phone records of Congress members.

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