And the contractor is currently serving a five year term in the federal penitentiary for that. Initially, when the President filed suit, he sought $10 billion in damages that is nowhere to be found in the final settlement. The settlement documents also created a roughly $1.8 billion weaponization fund that is no longer part of the settlement. I've been very clear, as others have, that in other order to support Mr. Blanche's nomination, I needed specific assurances in writing about a release signed by the Acting Attorney General last May. (01:33–01:45)
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