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Haley Barbour: I think that really is a technicality. Here, the fact that these people didn't know that these murderers were up for…

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
I think that really is a technicality. Here, the fact that these people didn't know that these murderers were up for pardons is a substantive problem with how the process worked.
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Haley Barbour

Editor's note · Context

Jeffrey Toobin critiques the argument made by Barbour's attorney regarding the pardons, emphasizing the importance of notifying victims' families.

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