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Durbin Speaks Out Against Kara Westercamp Lifetime Nomination Over Inflammatory Social Media Posts

Published | Video Starts at 04:11

Ms. Westerkamp even posted a sexually explicit image and joke about former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a post that Ms. Westercamp herself later described as not safe for work. Notably, it appears some of her inflammatory, overtly political posts were made while Ms. Westercamp was on duty. Actually, as an attorney at the Department of Justice, she was tweeting away. That would violate federal law. Last week, Leader Thune filed cloture so that we can move more quickly to Ms. Westercamp's nomination. (04:11–04:27)

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Asserts that Kara Westercamp made political posts during work hours at the DOJ, potentially violating federal law.

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