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Jamie Raskin: “An outlandish argument based on the false premise that such settlements are illegitimate...”

On the recordJune 5, 2023
An outlandish argument based on the false premise that such settlements are illegitimate...
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin dismisses claims that DOJ settlements with third parties are politically motivated.

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