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Dick Durbin: “Some money came in from [a] gentleman you mentioned earlier…”

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

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Durbin Sounds Alarm On President Trump's Crypto Cash Grab

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

And I said proudly, nothing. Nothing. And she said, you're wrong. Take a look. It turned out somehow or another, Some money came in from [a] gentleman you mentioned earlier, into my campaign fund, which I promptly divested. They have so much money, they can throw it at me, for goodness sakes, which is a total waste. So, Mr. Stark, I know the CFTC. I've worked with them for decades. (00:26–00:34)

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Asserts that he received and then divested campaign contributions from a crypto industry figure.

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