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Scott Fitzgerald: “Prior to producing the transcripts to the committee, they…”

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 01:13

… claim of confidentiality and that privilege associated with it was no longer valid since the conversations were no longer confidential. You produced the transcripts to this committee, correct? Yes. And Prior to producing the transcripts to the committee, they were leaked to the press. So based on Mitchell, which is still good law, the recordings are in fact, no longer confidential, aren't they? Can I respond? I'm sorry. That's not what Mitchell was about at all. (01:13–01:17)

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