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Patrick Leahy: “Prosecutorial misconduct cannot be tolerated. I would not tolerate it when I was a prosecutor.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
Prosecutorial misconduct cannot be tolerated. I would not tolerate it when I was a prosecutor.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the importance of accountability in prosecutorial conduct.

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