So why does the Department have the discretion to not defend a state law, but an obligation to advocate for. For an employment of someone with that kind of criminal history? Yeah. So We have an obligation to defend state law and state agency decisions. And we do that whether or not I agree with those state agency decisions or the state law. And that's part of the role of being Attorney General. (29:15–29:20)
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