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Neil Gorsuch: I was wrong, Senator. I was wrong because I was bound by Circuit precedent, and I am sorry.

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
I was wrong, Senator. I was wrong because I was bound by Circuit precedent, and I am sorry.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch acknowledges his past mistakes due to legal constraints.

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