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It's An Oft-Repeated Line, But Did Clinton Really Laugh At A Rape Victim?

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It's An Oft-Repeated Line, But Did Clinton Really Laugh At A Rape Victim?

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It's An Oft-Repeated Line, But Did Clinton Really Laugh At A Rape Victim?

It's An Oft-Repeated Line, But Did Clinton Really Laugh At A Rape Victim?

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In 1975, Hillary Clinton was appointed to represent a defendant charged with raping a 12-year-old girl. Clinton reluctantly took the case, which ended with a plea bargain for the defendant.