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But look, you did not have to be well versed in politics to know that some stupid things were going on. It is the counsel's job to stop them, and instead the coverup was created.

Fred F. Fielding

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Fred F. Fielding
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: March 21
Former White House Counsel
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