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Ben Sasse: The comments from the White House yesterday about trying to politicize the Department of Justice, they were wrong, and…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
The comments from the White House yesterday about trying to politicize the Department of Justice, they were wrong, and they should be condemned.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Sasse criticizes White House comments on politicizing the Justice Department.

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