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Richard Neal: “The first thing I did in terms of oversight, Danny, was to…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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MA First Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate: Rep. Richard Neal and Mayor Alex Morse

Published | Video Starts at 46:33

But I also know this, quote, this is going to be a long and grinding court case. There isn't anybody viewing tonight that thinks that I'm working with Donald Trump on these issues. The first thing I did in terms of oversight, Danny, was to bring in Secretary Mnuchin to question him on why he would not turn over those documents. I was never naive about where Trump was going to be on this. He was going to appeal this forever if he thought he could get away with it. (46:33–46:42)

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Asserts that he questioned Secretary Mnuchin as part of oversight efforts regarding Trump's tax documents.

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