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Peter Welch: “Had you, after your thorough investigation, found evidence that suggested that criminal conduct occurred, is there…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
Had you, after your thorough investigation, found evidence that suggested that criminal conduct occurred, is there anything, anything or anyone, that could have held you back from deciding to prosecute?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch questions Comey about the independence of prosecutorial decisions.

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