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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The jury as having a role to make sure that the power and clout of big and powerful interests could be protected…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2022
The jury as having a role to make sure that the power and clout of big and powerful interests could be protected against.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the jury's role in protecting citizens from powerful interests.

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