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Patrick Leahy: “I think we have to show, if we were to go forward, that that mayor knowingly concealed his interest--not that he forgot.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2010
I think we have to show, if we were to go forward, that that mayor knowingly concealed his interest--not that he forgot.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the need to prove intentional misconduct by the mayor.

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