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On the recordJune 18, 2018
But listening to my colleagues, it would seem that if anyone has a personal opinion about someone, that it should automatically exclude them from working in the FBI or working any place else and that justice should not be blind anymore.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett critiques the notion that personal opinions should disqualify individuals from public service.

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