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Linda Smith: He saw the e-mail. And he pardoned this man anyway. Did he not commit a crime himself? Is that not a crime? I would ask…

On the recordMay 14, 2012
He saw the e-mail. And he pardoned this man anyway. Did he not commit a crime himself? Is that not a crime? I would ask him if that would have been his daughter that this man had hit, would he still have pardoned him?
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Linda Smith
Washington

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Linda Smith questions the actions of former Governor Barbour regarding his decision to pardon a man involved in her daughter's death.

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