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Law professor: The norm of Justice Department independence is only as strong as presidents' care

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Boston University law professor Jed Handelsman Shugerman about the observed independence of Justice Department prosecutions and investigations, and how that norm has often been undercut by U.S. Presidents.

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