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Holder Testifies Before House Judiciary: What You Missed

By Meredith Dake

Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

By Meredith Dake and JM Rieger

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Marijuana, accusations of perjury, election integrity and asparagus were the range of topics covered in Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the committee in a hearing designed for oversight on the Department of Justice. Holder and members of the committee had some tense exchanges as congressmen tried to nail down the attorney general on specific enforcement of laws.

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