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Antonio French: I still think that the attorney general's presence matters. I think that the president has talked about this personally…

On the recordAugust 19, 2014
I still think that the attorney general's presence matters. I think that the president has talked about this personally matters. But on the local level, I think people are right and I'm one of them to still call for the governor to replace the county prosecutor.

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French emphasizes the importance of federal involvement and expresses a lack of confidence in the local prosecutor.

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