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On October 14, 2021, Trump’s effort to hide Jan. 6-related records behind executive privilege was looking increasingly shaky. The legal and political problem was that his move depended on a claim the sitting White House would not embrace, while the committee was already moving to pry the records loose.
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On October 14, 2021, Trump’s effort to hide Jan. 6-related records behind executive privilege was looking increasingly shaky. The legal and political problem was that his move depended on a claim the sitting White House would not embrace, while the committee was already moving to pry the records loose.
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On October 14, 2021, Trump’s effort to hide Jan. 6-related records behind executive privilege was looking increasingly shaky. The legal and political problem was that his move depended on a claim the sitting White House would not embrace, while the committee was already moving to pry the records loose.
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