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Bob Menendez: “So, in essence, it was our desire to seek a prosecution that had us make the determination, based on what the British…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
So, in essence, it was our desire to seek a prosecution that had us make the determination, based on what the British were telling us, that this was the best way to move forward.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez explains the U.S. approach to seeking prosecution in the al-Megrahi case.

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