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Adam Schiff: “I think that the attorney general has an obligation to clean house, to essentially understand exactly what the…”

On the recordJune 10, 2021
I think that the attorney general has an obligation to clean house, to essentially understand exactly what the department was doing over the last four years, make sure that there's accountability for those that were engaged in political and partisan investigations within the department.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Adam Schiff emphasizes the need for Attorney General Merrick Garland to address past political abuses within the Justice Department.

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