On the recordMarch 27, 2012
You've got the president speaking about the case and you've got the governor pulling the prosecutor off the case and putting on a special prosecutor
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transcripts.cnn.com“You've got the president speaking about the case and you've got the governor pulling the prosecutor off the case and putting on a special prosecutor”
Discussing the political pressure surrounding the George Zimmerman case.
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