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David Gergen: “It's hard for a law and order administration too to say, well, if somebody else does it, they have to go to jail, but if…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2007
It's hard for a law and order administration too to say, well, if somebody else does it, they have to go to jail, but if it's one of ours, they don't, you know, they don't have to pay a price.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen comments on the political implications of potentially pardoning Scooter Libby.

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