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Patrick Leahy: “I couldn’t help but think, was this aimed for this hearing or aimed for a political campaign? What are some of these…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2022
I couldn’t help but think, was this aimed for this hearing or aimed for a political campaign? What are some of these senators doing? Making sound bites for their political campaigns, some of them running for president?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Leahy questions the motives of some senators during the confirmation hearing, suggesting they are more focused on political campaigning than on the hearing itself.

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