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Dianne Feinstein: “Today we are not being asked to evaluate him as a Senator. We are being asked to evaluate him for the Attorney General…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
Today we are not being asked to evaluate him as a Senator. We are being asked to evaluate him for the Attorney General of the United States--the chief law enforcement for the largest and best democracy in America.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Feinstein emphasizes the role of the Attorney General versus the Senator's role.

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