Do you stand by that statement that you made, back during that hearing, that the Pardon Attorney ought--the pardon power ought to be exercised with great care?
Chris Van Hollen: “Do you stand by that statement that you made, back during that hearing, that the Pardon Attorney ought--the pardon power…”
On the recordApril 24, 2018
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Van Hollen questions Attorney General Sessions about his previous statement on the Pardon Attorney's role.
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