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On the recordSeptember 1, 2020
He is the highest law enforcement officer in the nation. When he speaks, when other Attorney Generals have spoken that have been under, as I said, Republican and Democratic Presidents all of whom have appeared before me as a Member of the Judiciary Committee, we have looked to them to be factual and truthful.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Sheila Jackson Lee emphasizes the importance of truthfulness from the Attorney General and criticizes William Barr's statements regarding the Jacob Blake case.

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