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James T. Callahan: I assume everything we read in the newspaper is factual, but giving the benefit of the doubt that it might not be…

On the recordAugust 5, 1998
I assume everything we read in the newspaper is factual, but giving the benefit of the doubt that it might not be factual, I think that the investigator, the defense attorney in Mobile, who incidentally has called me because Janet Reno told him to and asked me to vote against the underlying bill, which I intend to do anyway.
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James T. Callahan
Oklahoma

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Discussing influence from an investigator and a defense attorney regarding a bill.

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