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John Cornyn: “Nothing we were voting on today is going to change any of…”

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'His Amendment Is A Distraction': John Cornyn, Cory Booker Clash Over The Epstein Files In Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:42

It renders my amendment moot. That was the intention of Senator Cornyn's amendment that he just passed, which was to conceal. I have to respond. Nothing we were voting on today is going to change any of the debate about the Epstein files. Debate will continue. That is not true. You don't acknowledge that. I just have to. I, I really question whether your amendment is actually in good faith or not, because nothing's going to Change that. (00:42–00:48)

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Asserts that the vote will not affect the debate on the Epstein files.

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