Peter Welch: “It's been, you know, it's millions of dollars. People are there, 19 of…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2023

It's been, you know, it's millions of dollars. People are there, 19 of them, without any trial whatsoever.

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Peter Welch: “It's been, you know, it's millions of dollars. People are there, 19 of them, without any trial whatsoever.”