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Jon Kyl: “Again, to conclude then, and to answer the Senator from Pennsylvania, I cannot ascribe a motive to anyone, but it seems…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1997
Again, to conclude then, and to answer the Senator from Pennsylvania, I cannot ascribe a motive to anyone, but it seems mighty coincidental that at a very critical moment in the committee's deliberations and public hearings great doubt would be cast upon the chairman by the Justice Department of the United States, which is supposed to be conducting an independent, objective----
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing concerns about the Justice Department's influence during committee deliberations.

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