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Mazie Hirono: “The law that we refer to is not exactly clear on who bears…”

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 09:39

Senator Hirona, you're welcome to respond. You know, you talk about using facts. Well, the, The law that we refer to is not exactly clear on who bears the responsibility for asking who the heck's records are being subpoenaed. And by the way, if you want to blame somebody for the fact that 20% of Republican senators records were subpoenaed, you can blame President Trump because he's the one who was calling all of you, or he had his minions calling all of you. (09:39–09:48)

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Asserts that the law is unclear about who is responsible for determining whose records are subpoenaed.

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