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On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
I do not think it is fair to characterize the career employees of the United States Department of Justice as 'filth.'
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse defends DOJ employees against derogatory comparisons.

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