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Merrick Garland: “The only pressure that I or the prosecutors or the agents feel is the pressure to do the right thing.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2022
The only pressure that I or the prosecutors or the agents feel is the pressure to do the right thing.
Said by
Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Garland discusses the pressure his department feels in pursuing justice.

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