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Patrick Leahy: “I think Matthew Friedrich--and I say so in the report--quite sensibly and understandably took an interest in this…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
I think Matthew Friedrich--and I say so in the report--quite sensibly and understandably took an interest in this high-visibility prosecution of a senior sitting United States Senator.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy acknowledges Friedrich's interest in a significant prosecution case.

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