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“My job was always to pull a vote over from somebody who was likely to be at least at the outset disinclined to agree with me on some things or at least disinclined to agree with the policy that I was defending.”

Quote by Donald Verrilli Jr.

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Donald Verrilli Jr.

Donald Verrilli Jr. is an accomplished American lawyer, born on June 29, 1957. He has served as a U.S. Supreme Court counsel and represented the government in several significant cases. more

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