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Stacey Plaskett: “I think that this is a red herring that the defense counsel is trying to bring. He doesn't have a case, as we saw from…”

On the recordApril 18, 2021
I think that this is a red herring that the defense counsel is trying to bring. He doesn't have a case, as we saw from the supposedly expert witnesses that he brought forward.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Delegate Plaskett criticizes the defense's strategy and defends Congresswoman Waters' comments.

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