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Patrick Morrisey: “It was so clear that we had the authority to do what we did.”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Gov. Morrisey and WVU President Michael Benson Announce Director of Washington Center

Published | Video Starts at 20:41

You can never predict whether you're going to win at the Circuit Court level or Supreme Court level, but you know, when you're right in terms of the legal issues. And It was so clear that we had the authority to do what we did. And so we were really gratified that the judge affirmed that, that thinking, and we are proceeding forward, and we expect to move to closure on Friday. (20:41–20:46)

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Asserts that they had the legal authority for their actions regarding the hospital sales.

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