Assistant Attorney General Cloture Vote
2014-03-05T22:11:19-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWRkXC8yMDE0MDMwNTIyMTQzNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer was interviewed by telephone about the Senate cloture vote on the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, which failed 57-42. A major point of contention in the nomination was Mr. Adegbile’s participation in the defense of a man convicted of murdering a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. He talked about the background of the “Mumia Case,” why the case was controversial, and political issues such as the timing of the vote, who voted against cloture, and the future of the nomination.
Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer was interviewed by telephone about the Senate cloture vote on the nomination of Debo Adegbile t… read more
Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer was interviewed by telephone about the Senate cloture vote on the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, which failed 57-42. A major point of contention in the nomination was Mr. Adegbile’s participation in the defense of a man convicted of murdering a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. He talked about the background of the “Mumia Case,” why the case was controversial, and political issues such as the timing of the vote, who voted against cloture, and the future of the nomination. close
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