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Dick Durbin: “The President sued the IRS and Treasury for billions of…”

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 12:16

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. The President sued the IRS and Treasury for billions of dollars. Billions because they disclosed his income tax return. I'm completing quite a few years of public service. I've disclosed my income tax return every year without fail as a member of Congress in the Senate. (12:16–12:21)

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Asserts that President Trump sued for billions over the tax return disclosure.

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