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Zoe Lofgren: It's not the role of Congress to decide who gets prosecuted.

On the recordJune 19, 2022
It's not the role of Congress to decide who gets prosecuted.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Clarifying the committee's role regarding prosecution decisions.

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