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Chris Christie: “When people under investigation decide to take the law into their own hands, to obstruct justice, to attempt to impede…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2016
When people under investigation decide to take the law into their own hands, to obstruct justice, to attempt to impede the rule of law, it is our obligation to act swiftly and surely to end the obstruction.
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Chris Christie
Republican · New Jersey

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Chris Christie discusses the importance of upholding the law and acting against those who obstruct justice.

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