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Keith Ellison: “If a prosecutor, a minister of justice, is required to make sure he doesn't step on any toes of the administration or a…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2007
If a prosecutor, a minister of justice, is required to make sure he doesn't step on any toes of the administration or a particular political power or to make sure that he is not supposed to offend a particular party and if such a prosecutor were to do so, they might lose their job, could that have a chilling effect on the zealous prosecution of anybody who might violate the law?
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Keith Ellison
Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the potential impact of political pressures on prosecutors.

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