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Dick Durbin: “Part of the settlement said... neither the President, his…”

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

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Durbin To Republican Colleagues: Oppose Todd Blanche's Nomination To Be Attorney General

Published | Video Starts at 12:48

I'm just trying to tell you it isn't that big a deal if you follow the law. Do you know what the settlement of the Trump lawsuit was for? Disclosing his income tax returns. Part of the settlement said... neither the President, his family, or any of the companies in his Trump empire Business can be held for violating any tax crimes in the United States. States. How would you like that? Get on a jail free card? And that was part of the agreement. And it should be contested. (12:48–13:10)

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Asserts that the settlement included immunity for Trump, his family, and businesses from tax crimes.

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