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On the recordNovember 12, 2025
It is an affront to everyone who believes that we, in public office, must be the servants of the people, not the masters of the people who get special, legal rights and privileges and multimillion-dollar payoffs, people who think that they have a right to better treatment than everybody else, like Ghislaine Maxwell in the prison camp where she gets room service, puppy time, and special gym privileges.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Addressing issues of privilege and treatment in the justice system.

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