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Dick Durbin: “The President sued the IRS and Treasury arguing that they…”

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 11:54

Todd Blanche thinks he's taking care of this problem, but he has not produced any documentation to make that point clear. Secondly, there was a provision in a lawsuit. Now, here's what the lawsuit's all about. The President sued the IRS and Treasury arguing that they disclosed his income tax returns without his permission. They arrested the man who actually did it. They caught him and he was prosecuted, as should be. He broke the law. He knew he was breaking the law when he disclosed the President's income tax returns. (11:54–12:05)

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Asserts that President Trump sued the IRS and Treasury over unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns.

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