Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
The Federal Government would have to demonstrate that at the moment of the violent encounter, Mr. Zimmerman behaved as he did as a function of racial animus.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham discusses the challenges of proving racial bias in the Trayvon Martin case for federal action.

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