Response to a question from the House Judiciary Committee, which held a hearing to investigate interrogation techniques at Guantánamo Bay (July 2008)
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I'm trying to think of all the reasons that are appropriate for me to refuse to answer that question.
— John Ashcroft
What It Means
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About John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft (born 9 May 1942) was the 79th Attorney General of the United States; he is now a federal lobbyist.
About John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft (born 9 May 1942) was the 79th Attorney General of the United States; he is now a federal lobbyist.
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