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John Cornyn: “I trust the Senate confirmed Attorney General of the United…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 03:46

It says it right here in the first two lines. The real effort was just to not have accountability and transparency. What are you afraid of? Mr. Chairman, may I respond? Yeah, you may respond. I trust the Senate confirmed Attorney General of the United States to make the proper legal analysis to determine what of the Jeffrey Epstein files can be released. He was confirmed by the United States Senate as chief law enforcement officer of the United States. I trust her to make the right legal determination. (03:46–03:59)

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Asserts trust in the Attorney General to decide on the release of Epstein files.

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