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Dick Durbin: “You have yet to produce the DOJ memorandum concluding that…”

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

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) opening statement at acting AG Blanche's confirmation hearing

Published | Video Starts at 13:37

A federal judge recently singled out your, quote, right remarkable statements targeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia as evidence that his criminal prosecution was, quote, marked by a retaliatory taint for successfully fighting his deportation. And despite my repeated request, You have yet to produce the DOJ memorandum concluding that it was legally permissible for the president to accept a gift of a luxury airliner from the Royal Family of Qatar. Cutter despite constitutional and statutory foreign gift prohibitions. Earlier this month, that jet was launched as Air Force One. Despite credible reports of security vulnerability. (13:37–13:56)

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Asserts that a DOJ memorandum on the legality of a gift to the president has not been produced.

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