CNN's Kaitlan Collins cuts off and fact checks Elise Stefanik in contentious interview
Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) smiles after House Republicans voted for her as their conference chairperson at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 14, 2021.( Mandel Ngan/AFP)

One of ex-president Donald Trump's top elected defenders had a contentious interview with CNN host Kaitlan Collins on Thursday in which the two ended up talking over one another.

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik talked about everything from the recent special counsel report on Joe Biden's handling of documents to her potentially being scouted to be Trump's vice presidential pick. She also explained that she wouldn't have done what Trump's first vice president, Mike Pence, did, when he certified the 2020 election results.

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Regarding Trump's criminal indictment for allegedly hanging onto classified documents, Stefanik said, "President Trump has -- according to the Presidential Records Act, declassification authorities."

Collins then interjected: "That is not covered by the presidential records act."

The two clashed in numerous instances throughout the rare interview.

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