Fight Over Oversight: How Can Congress Fight Stonewalling? (with Josh Chafetz)

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Fight Over Oversight: How Can Congress Fight Stonewalling? (with Josh Chafetz)

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May 6, 2019

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Renato and Patti discuss the Trump Administration’s strategy of stonewalling all subpoenas for documents issued by Congress as part of its oversight responsibilities. They are joined by Josh Chafetz, Professor of Law at Cornell Law School.

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May 6, 2019

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Join former federal prosecutor and CNN Legal Analyst Renato Mariotti and former Special Agent at the FBI and Legal Analyst Asha Rangappa as they dive deeper into complicated issues in the news.

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Fight Over Oversight: How Can Congress Fight Stonewalling? (with Josh Chafetz): Renato and Patti discuss the Trump Administration’s strategy of stonewalling all subpoenas for documents issued by Congress as part of its oversight responsibilities. They are joined by Josh Chafetz, Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. by It's Complicated
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Fight Over Oversight: How Can Congress Fight Stonewalling? (with Josh Chafetz)

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