Klobuchar's Rise Brings New Scrutiny to Record as Prosecutor [View all]
(Bloomberg) -- Senator Amy Klobuchar pressed the need to tackle racial disparities in the criminal justice system as scrutiny over her track record as a prosecutor in Minnesota increased following a strong showing in the New Hampshire primary.
Klobuchar also said her campaign had raised more than $12 million online since the New Hampshire Democratic debate on Feb. 7, mostly from new donors, helping to scale up her 2020 presidential effort heading into Super Tuesday.
“Everyone involved in the criminal justice system has to take responsibility, including myself,” Klobuchar said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” one of four talk-show appearances on Sunday. “What we know is that there’s institutional racism. And how do we get at it is really my job and will be my job as president.”
The moderate Democrat’s time as the top prosecutor in Minneapolis has come under fire amid new revelations in the case of a 16-year-old boy who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2002 death of an 11-year-old girl killed by a stray bullet. Both were African-American.
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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