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Jerry Nadler: What is interesting, what is relevant, as the attorney general should know, as everyone here should know, are what the…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
What is interesting, what is relevant, as the attorney general should know, as everyone here should know, are what the laws are, the precedents are, the court decisions are, not the President's or anybody else's political statement in any context.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the importance of laws over political statements.

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