we have an attorney general whose first instinct always is to protect the president.
Mazie Hirono: “we have an attorney general whose first instinct always is to protect the president.”
On the recordDecember 8, 2019
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Senator Hirono expresses concern about Attorney General Barr prioritizing the president's interests over the law.
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