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Carl Levin: “It was the failure of the treaty process in UBS to work that led us to use the tools, the threat of indictment, and the…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
It was the failure of the treaty process in UBS to work that led us to use the tools, the threat of indictment, and the John Doe summons request, that led then to the UBS outcome.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin explains how the failure of treaty negotiations prompted alternative legal actions.

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