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James Traficant: “Some people say that politics in America is getting real strange. Take Whitewater. Please, somebody take Whitewater.…”

On the recordMarch 13, 1996
Some people say that politics in America is getting real strange. Take Whitewater. Please, somebody take Whitewater. Whitewater has now gone where no man or woman has ever gone before, as evidenced by juror Barbara Adams, who shows up in a sleek red and black Star Trek uniform, complete with phaser and communicator. Adams said she is constantly prepared to be beamed up by Captain Kirk. Surprised? Not me. I would not be surprised to see some of those witnesses show up wearing a beanie with a propeller on top. Mr. Speaker, this has taken American jurisprudence to a whole new dimension. Trial by a jury of your peers is getting a whole new definition, and I pronounce here today and acclaim that Whitewater has now entered the final frontier. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Commenting on the Whitewater investigation during a House floor speech.

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