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Dick Durbin: “Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said 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 10:12

But many Republicans as well. Some of them kept their opposition behind closed doors, I understand. But others were very vocal about it. In fact, Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said they wanted in writing from Todd Blanche a promise that he would never create this fund. to reward cop beaters and demonstrators in the Capitol. On January 6, 2021, it went forward in the Senate Judiciary Committee. (10:12–10:22)

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Asserts that two Senate Judiciary Committee members sought a written promise from Todd Blanche not to create the fund.

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