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On the recordApril 26, 2022
Would it have helped you to have an attorney assigned to you while the criminal case against your trafficker was going on?
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Chair Nadler questions the importance of legal representation for trafficking victims during trials.

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