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Richard Blumenthal: “I'm surprised you didn't quote Shakespeare, first kill the lawyers.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I'm surprised you didn't quote Shakespeare, first kill the lawyers.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal humorously references Shakespeare while discussing legal complexities.

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