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Dick Durbin: “Mr. Blanch's statement on the slush fund and the IRS…”

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

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Durbin Slams DOJ "Deal" On "Anti-Weaponization" Slush Fund During Todd Blanche's Nomination Markup

Published | Video Starts at 01:02

President Trump responded, as we might have guessed, as he always does, by doubling down on his position and personally attacking our colleagues. To state the obvious, Mr. Blanch's statement on the slush fund and the IRS immunity agreement are not signed by the parties to the settlement agreement and are therefore unenforceable. The parties could still sue to enforce the agreement. And the Cop Beaters fund can easily be revived with a new order from the Department of justice for 15 minutes after Mr. Blanche is confirmed as Attorney General. (01:02–02:04)

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Asserts that the slush fund and IRS immunity agreement are unenforceable due to lack of signatures.

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