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Jim Risch: “I am not responsible to anyone except the people of America and the courts of America, not to some court convened in…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
I am not responsible to anyone except the people of America and the courts of America, not to some court convened in Europe.
Said by
Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes his accountability to American citizens, rejecting foreign legal authority.

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