But one of the things I'm trying to make, you know, in discussions and working with the Department of Justice and Attorney General's office is I want to make sure that Congress has access to the information as well. The American people need to know exactly what happened, even if the activity, the wrongdoing doesn't rise to a prosecutable or indictable crime. These are political matters and the American public need to know if the agencies were misused for political purposes. And that's what Congress role is. That's our oversight role. (04:55–05:04)
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