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Marco Rubio sweats when pressed on secret Trump admin memo: ‘They don’t want us to see’
- Kaine pressed Rubio about why the OLC memo on the Iran war has not been shared with lawmakers, signaling oversight concerns.
- Kaine requested disclosure of any dissenting legal opinions about the Iran war’s legality.
- Rubio said he would inquire why the memo has not been publicly available to the Senate.
- The hearing occurred as the administration pursues a $1.5 trillion defense request amid a war launched earlier in the year.
- Kaine asserted that withholding the OLC opinion risks transparency on critical legal justifications for the conflict.
- Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the war against Iran and related budget requests.
- Kaine asked about sharing the OLC memo despite other war rationales being public.
- The exchange highlighted concerns about access to critical government opinions during war.
- Rubio pledged to inquire with the Office of Legal Counsel about the memo.
- The discussion occurred on Capitol Hill as lawmakers debate ongoing Iran-related military actions.
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