Carrie Cordero and Paul Rosenzweig Weigh in on Comey

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🗓️ 9 June 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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As the dust settles following former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Lawfare Podcast brings you expert views on what exactly happened yesterday and what it means for the Trump administration going forward. Benjamin Wittes sat down with Carrie Cordero, a former attorney at the National Security Division of the Justice Department, and Paul Rosenzweig, who worked for Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, for a conversation on the Comey testimony and its implications.

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1:08.0	When the FBI director, when any other government official,
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