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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
As the Attorney General, you will have great discretion, just as you did as District Attorney, and the question I would--as illustrated by that case, I think--is where do you draw the line?
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David Perdue
Republican · Georgia

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Perdue questions the balance between legal discretion and personal opinion in judicial cases.

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