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Cory Booker: This is a Nation that does not endorse torture or believe that we should traumatize folks.

On the recordAugust 3, 2015
This is a Nation that does not endorse torture or believe that we should traumatize folks.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Cory Booker emphasizes the U.S. stance against torture and trauma in prisons.

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