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“I’m deeply concerned by Ms. Rollins’s misconduct,’ says Senator Dick Durbin, chairman of Judiciary committee

Durbin told the Globe in a follow-up interview that the reports, coupled with Rollins’s resignation, indicate “strong potential that there was wrongdoing,” which explained his support for her

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