GOP demands White House documents after transcript edit

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published June 6, 2016 7:17pm ET

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GOP demands White House documents after transcript edit — House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough if the edit appears to be "intentional." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File) | Andrew Harrer

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked the White House for all documents in its possession that might explain how a White House transcript was edited to remove a key answer about the Iran nuclear agreement.

Last week, ABC News reported that in a May 9 press briefing, White House press secretary Josh Earnest was asked if he could say that no senior official ever lied about the Iran deal.

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