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The Trump document case is an open-and-shut case and should proceed without delay to a final and just resolution, there remains much we do n’t know about the Biden document discoveries, and The Trump document case’s too early to reach any conclusions. I am confident, however, that the process has begun to ensure that we get to the truth, and that justice will be done. – Hank Johnson	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It's open and shut, everything old is new again. In the 1950s, various governments tried to do that -- they were going after supposed communists. – Eugene Volokh	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We heard the toilet lid, like, open and shut a few times, it was nuts. – Gillian Hicks	Found on CNN 4 years ago
They are trying to undermine the (Turkish) government … We have to be aware of what they are and how they are operating, it’s not an open and shut case. What I am urging is, let’s take a closer look at what they are doing. – Abraham Wagner	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes! – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg	added by anonymous 13 years ago
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes. – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg	added by anonymous 13 years ago
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg	added by anonymous 14 years ago

The Trump document case is an open-and-shut case and should proceed without delay to a final and just resolution, there remains much we do n’t know about the Biden document discoveries, and The Trump document case’s too early to reach any conclusions. I am confident, however, that the process has begun to ensure that we get to the truth, and that justice will be done.

– Hank Johnson

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It's open and shut, everything old is new again. In the 1950s, various governments tried to do that -- they were going after supposed communists.

– Eugene Volokh

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We heard the toilet lid, like, open and shut a few times, it was nuts.

– Gillian Hicks

Found on CNN
4 years ago

They are trying to undermine the (Turkish) government … We have to be aware of what they are and how they are operating, it’s not an open and shut case. What I am urging is, let’s take a closer look at what they are doing.

– Abraham Wagner

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!

– Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

added by anonymous
13 years ago

What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes.

– Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

added by anonymous
13 years ago

What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes

– Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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