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On the recordJune 5, 2012
The Attorney General did the right thing in directing, even after the guilty verdict, the dismissal of the Stevens case because of all the misconduct there.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy supports the Attorney General's decision to dismiss the Stevens case due to misconduct.

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