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Mazie Hirono: “We all know that the prosecutor, even though this clearly is not a criminal proceeding, is asking Dr. Ford all kinds of…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
We all know that the prosecutor, even though this clearly is not a criminal proceeding, is asking Dr. Ford all kinds of questions about what happened before and after, but basically not during the attack.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono criticizes the prosecutor's questioning approach towards Dr. Ford regarding the assault.

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