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Jeff Sessions: “I do believe a legitimate Federal role in prosecutions and a dramatic limitation on the ability of the Federal…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2010
I do believe a legitimate Federal role in prosecutions and a dramatic limitation on the ability of the Federal Government to prosecute clear criminal acts by State and local officials would be bad policy for the country.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions argues against limiting federal prosecution of state and local officials' criminal acts.

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