Richard Blumenthal said "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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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

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Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal draws parallels between prosecutorial discretion and current policy enforcement.

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