On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
It strikes me that after all of that flap over the FALN pardon that the Deputy Attorney General... should have been even more resistant to the Marc Rich pardon.
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congress.govIt strikes me that after all of that flap over the FALN pardon that the Deputy Attorney General... should have been even more resistant to the Marc Rich pardon.
Sessions emphasized the need for resistance to controversial pardons following past controversies.
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