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Jeff Sessions: “But the Attorney General's duty is to give the best judgment that the Attorney General can give.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
But the Attorney General's duty is to give the best judgment that the Attorney General can give.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Sessions emphasizes the responsibility of the Attorney General to provide sound legal judgment.

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