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Rand Paul: “This is more like a show trial and a public shaming than a fact-finding mission.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
This is more like a show trial and a public shaming than a fact-finding mission.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Criticism of the hearing's approach, suggesting it lacks fairness.

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