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Hank Johnson: “You think the American people don't understand that you were carrying out Trump's will?”

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
You think the American people don't understand that you were carrying out Trump's will?
Said by
Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning Attorney General Barr's independence regarding Trump's influence on sentencing.

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