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Jeff Sessions: “I have called for Mr. Morton to resign. I think he has failed in his fundamental duty to enforce the law and maintain…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I have called for Mr. Morton to resign. I think he has failed in his fundamental duty to enforce the law and maintain the morale of the people that we pay to do their jobs every day.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions criticizes Mr. Morton for failing to enforce the law and maintain morale.

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