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Dick Durbin: “E. Jean Carroll [has] been awarded nearly $90 million in…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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During Police Week, Durbin Calls Out Hypocrisy Of Confirming Trump's Anti-Law Enforcement Nominees

Published | Video Starts at 07:13

Unfortunately, we already know he's not the last because the president has nominated other personal attorneys. Even today, Mr. Smith continues to represent the President as lead counsel in the case against E. Jean Carroll [has] been awarded nearly $90 million in damages after juries found President Trump liable for sexual abuse. Just last week, Mr. Smith filed a motion in which he once again challenged the verdicts against the president and supported the Department of Justice effort to intervene. (07:13–07:26)

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Asserts that E. Jean Carroll was awarded nearly $90 million in damages in a case against President Trump.

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