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Ben Cline: “They accused you of using a boundless interpretation of the…”

Featuring: Ben Cline, Republican | U.S. House Virginia, District 6

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And ultimately, you got a conviction in lower court, but that was overturned by the Supreme Court, correct? Yes. The Supreme Court changed the law on what constituted an official act and thought that conviction was overturned. They accused you of using a boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statutes. Now, did you believe when you went after John Edwards that your interpretation of the facts in the law were correct and that you would convict John Edwards of corruption? (01:07–01:13)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court accused the prosecutor of using a boundless interpretation of federal bribery statutes.

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