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John Bel Edwards: “I wanted to say, first, thank you for the jurors, and their incredibly hard work and their diligence. They took their…”

On the recordMay 30, 2012
I wanted to say, first, thank you for the jurors, and their incredibly hard work and their diligence. They took their job very, very seriously. All I can say is thank goodness we live in a country that has the kind of system that we have.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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John Edwards expresses gratitude towards the jurors for their hard work and reflects on the justice system.

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