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Dick Durbin: “One of your first official actions as acting attorney…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:20

Be careful with what we say about the judiciary. They are doing their job. We should never, ever countenance violence against anyone on either side. One of your first official actions as acting attorney general, Mr. Blanche, was to establish the $2 billion weaponization, or slush fund. to benefit January 6th cop beaters while immunizing President Trump from IRS liability. You defended the slush fund by claiming people who hurt police get money all the time, end quote. (04:20–04:30)

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Asserts that Mr. Blanche established a $2 billion fund as one of his first actions.

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