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Chuck Schumer: “Will you be the people's lawyer or the President's lawyer?”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Will you be the people's lawyer or the President's lawyer?
Said by
Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer emphasizes the importance of independence in the Justice Department.

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