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Randy Forbes: “Saying I cannot comment because of an ongoing investigation has kind of become the Fifth Amendment of politics for this…”

On the recordMay 14, 2013
Saying I cannot comment because of an ongoing investigation has kind of become the Fifth Amendment of politics for this Administration.
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Randy Forbes
Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Forbes remarks on the Administration's frequent use of ongoing investigations as a reason for silence.

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