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Ricketts defends pardon of man convicted of sexually assaulting estranged wife

Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts defended his 2022 vote to pardon a Nebraskan man convicted of first-degree sexual assault of his estranged wife after a new campaign ad featuring the victim criticized then-Gov. Ricketts' decision to do so.

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