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Richard Blumenthal: “The Department of Justice declining to defend a statute of the United States is a decision of the highest and most…”

On the recordJune 20, 2016
The Department of Justice declining to defend a statute of the United States is a decision of the highest and most profound consequence.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal emphasizes the serious implications of the DOJ not defending a law.

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