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Paul Tonko: Harassing the witness is not asking a question.

On the recordApril 18, 2012
Harassing the witness is not asking a question.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Tonko criticizes aggressive questioning of witnesses.

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