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Judge Says He Faced No Political Pressure From McConnell To Retire

By Nina Totenberg,

Susan Davis

Published May 5, 2020 at 2:26 PM CDT

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Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent.

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