Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

This was an effort to, for want of a better word, corrupt the office so that it would do what it was told rather than provide legal advice that was dispassionate and honest.

Context

Whitehouse criticizes the manipulation of legal advice for political purposes.

02/04/2009

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