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Thomas J. Ridge: “If we cannot, as a Government, whether it is the FBI or any other agency, trust a fellow American in a critical position…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2013
If we cannot, as a Government, whether it is the FBI or any other agency, trust a fellow American in a critical position to provide law enforcement and security to a community with the kind of information, then who can we trust?
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Thomas J. Ridge
Pennsylvania

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Ridge expresses concern over trust in government agencies for community safety.

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