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pinboy3niner

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12. It would be totally out of character for Ashcroft
Sat Aug 2, 2014, 04:50 PM
Aug 2014

He was the premier defender of the legality of the Bush Administration's actions under the Patriot Act. He even did a Patriot Act 'tour' around the country, explaining that those actions were legal and in conformance with constitutional protections. He would never describe them as "illegal."

The "quote" is more likely some pundit's take on what he said/what he really meant.

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