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Peter Welch: “Now could have a mayor of a city withhold funding for the police department budget unless the police chief agreed to…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2019
Now could have a mayor of a city withhold funding for the police department budget unless the police chief agreed to open up an information investigation on a political rival? Mr. Morrison?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Peter Welch questions the legality of withholding funding for political investigations.

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