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Tom Cotton: Do you believe, acting under the legal approval of the Attorney General, that you or any other CIA officer should have…

On the recordMay 8, 2018
Do you believe, acting under the legal approval of the Attorney General, that you or any other CIA officer should have gone to jail?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton challenges the notion of needing a legal 'Get Out of Jail Free' card.

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