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Mazie Hirono: “Chief Judge Boasberg issued non-disclosure orders for…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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Senator Hirono Stands Up For the Rule of Law in Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:14

I'm really glad that the chair and others have expressed concerns about using facts in order to make decisions. So that's good. So let's look at the facts. Let's talk about those facts. Chief Judge Boasberg issued non-disclosure orders for subpoenas seeking telephone records. My Republican colleagues object to the judge's decision. But then he issued these orders. When he issued those orders, he did not know that the phones belonged to senators because nobody told him. (00:14–00:20)

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Asserts that Chief Judge Boasberg issued non-disclosure orders for subpoenas seeking telephone records.

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