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Mark Dayton: I was going to ask how many of these instances have occurred. The U.S. attorney from Minnesota, a Republican friend of…

On the recordOctober 23, 2001
I was going to ask how many of these instances have occurred. The U.S. attorney from Minnesota, a Republican friend of mine, high school classmate who was appointed, Senator Leahy went to finish the paperwork himself to get him expedited through the process. I wonder how many of these have occurred.
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Mark Dayton

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Questioning the frequency of expedited appointments for U.S. attorneys during a discussion.

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