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Dick Durbin: “Several U.S. attorney nominees in this en bloc package are…”

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

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Durbin Speaks Against Extreme, Unqualified Trump U.S. Attorney Nominees

Published | Video Starts at 02:43

We rely on them to be above politics. Fair minded prosecutors who protect victims and hold bad actors accountable. They should not be instruments of political retribution, ever. But as I feared, Several U.S. attorney nominees in this en bloc package are extreme, I'm afraid to say unqualified. Last year, President Trump nominated people like Ed Martin, Alma Haba, Lindsey Halligan, and others who are not qualified for the post, but committed to carrying out his retribution campaign against President Trump's political enemies. (02:43–02:51)

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