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Jeff Sessions: “The release of terrorists is an affront to the rule of law, the victims and their families, and every American who…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The release of terrorists is an affront to the rule of law, the victims and their families, and every American who believes that violent acts must be punished to the fullest extent of the law
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Sessions criticized a pardon for terrorists, emphasizing the importance of upholding the law.

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