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Scott Fitzgerald: “In May 15th letter, you also attempt to distinguish the…”

Featuring: Scott Fitzgerald, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 5

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Rep. Scott Fitzgerald Questions AG Garland About DOJ Obstruction at Judiciary Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 04:24

Within the department and the special counsel has listened to it and the special counsel had every interest in ensuring that the transcript that he produced in order to do his investigation would be accurate. Yes, that's right. Okay, so let's go back. So In May 15th letter, you also attempt to distinguish the committee's reliance on the United States versus Nixon. Specifically, you claim that since President Nixon had released only edited transcripts of a portion of the meetings covered by the audio recordings, the Nixon case does not apply. (04:24–04:31)

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Asserts that the May 15th letter attempts to distinguish the committee's reliance on a specific court case.

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