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Wendell Ford: He is referring to Sam Dash here several times this afternoon. Sam Dash said on TV the other night that you cannot prove…

On the recordMarch 10, 1994
He is referring to Sam Dash here several times this afternoon. Sam Dash said on TV the other night that you cannot prove any criminal activity, and you did not know what went on. Yet the Senator comes over here and says these things. And Sam Dash said you better take a step back and wait and let Mr. Fiske make his judgment. Once he makes his judgment, then you will have the facts. Right now you are talking about the unknown. Everybody knows that when you walk through the cemetery at midnight there is a ghost behind every tombstone. I think it is about time we stop walking through the cemetery.
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Wendell Ford
Kentucky

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Discussing the need for patience regarding an investigation and the implications of speculation.

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