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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The power of Democrats to subpoena the unredacted Mueller report

    New York Democrat Jerry Nadler has scheduled a House Judiciary Committee vote on Wednesday to authorize a subpoena of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 2, 2019 • 1 min read

    New York Democrat Jerry Nadler has scheduled a House Judiciary Committee vote on Wednesday to authorize a subpoena of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report. The vote is expected to pass, and if it does, Nadler could use it to try to force the Justice Department to turn over the report. Also, the Supreme Court justices are in open disagreement over the death penalty. The court narrowly ruled that a death row inmate has no right to a painless execution.

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    2 of 4
    Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s legacy in LA
    1. 0:00Remembering LA rapper, activist and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle
    2. 11:38The power of Democrats to subpoena the unredacted Mueller reportYou’re reading this
    3. 19:54‘King Bibi:’ a documentary about Benjamin Netanyahu's rise to power
    4. 40:19LA Times food columnist satirizes how the New York Times covers LA
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