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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The tainting--some would even say corruption--of the Department of Justice during the course of this administration has been both pervasive and systematic.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes the corruption in the Justice Department under the current administration.

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