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Brad Sherman: “Law is law. You can't say we are going to violate the law because we have got a better deal.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
Law is law. You can't say we are going to violate the law because we have got a better deal.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman asserts the necessity of adhering to legal frameworks despite potential diplomatic strategies.

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