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By Sept. 25, 2021, the House Jan. 6 select committee’s records demand was already weeks old. The request to the National Archives, dated Aug. 25, set off a broader dispute over preservation, access, and privilege that would grow later in the fall.
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By Sept. 25, 2021, the House Jan. 6 select committee’s records demand was already weeks old. The request to the National Archives, dated Aug. 25, set off a broader dispute over preservation, access, and privilege that would grow later in the fall.
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By Sept. 25, 2021, the House Jan. 6 select committee’s records demand was already weeks old. The request to the National Archives, dated Aug. 25, set off a broader dispute over preservation, access, and privilege that would grow later in the fall.
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