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Cori Bush: “Clemency became an extension of the privilege afforded to the rich and the powerful.”

On the recordMay 18, 2022
Clemency became an extension of the privilege afforded to the rich and the powerful.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Bush highlights the inequities in clemency usage under the previous administration.

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