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Elijah Cummings: “If we can't trust our FBI, if we don't believe in the system, if we don't believe in the DOJ, we substantially…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2016
If we can't trust our FBI, if we don't believe in the system, if we don't believe in the DOJ, we substantially compromise this.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings emphasizes the importance of public trust in the FBI and DOJ.

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