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Governor claims 'executive privilege,' denies public records

by Associated Press
| January 13, 2020 2:05 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration has invoked executive privilege multiple times to withhold documents from public records requests, even though such privilege is not defined in the state's law, nor mentioned in its constitution.

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