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Summer Lee: “I do accept the concept of prosecutorial discretion.”

On the recordApril 13, 2015
I do accept the concept of prosecutorial discretion.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Affirming the importance of prosecutorial discretion in law enforcement.

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