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Eric Holder: “The decisions were made only on the basis of the facts, the law, and the principles that we have to apply.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
The decisions were made only on the basis of the facts, the law, and the principles that we have to apply.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder defends the integrity of decision-making in legal cases.

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