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Patrick Leahy: “These Republican staffers stole 4,670 files, and they used them to assist in getting President Bush's most controversial…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
These Republican staffers stole 4,670 files, and they used them to assist in getting President Bush's most controversial judicial nominees confirmed.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses a significant breach involving stolen files by Republican staffers.

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