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Richard Blumenthal: “As a U.S. Attorney, as a State Attorney General, if I had decided I was not going to enforce any law, rightly I would…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
As a U.S. Attorney, as a State Attorney General, if I had decided I was not going to enforce any law, rightly I would have been criticized.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal draws parallels between prosecutorial discretion and current policy enforcement.

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