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Kristen Welker: “Your confirmation was actually held up over the so-called…”

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AG Todd Blanche says 'there will be no fund' for Jan. 6 rioters

Published | Video Starts at 02:46

On the Republican side, what you have is it's as if we're doing something wrong by saying we will protect law enforcement and we will prosecute those who assault law enforcement. We're not. Let's on this issue of January 6th, Your confirmation was actually held up over the so-called anti-weaponization fund. I just want to remind folks what that means. That would have effectively paid people who felt they were in some ways wronged by the federal government and could have included people who attacked the Capitol on January 6th. (02:46–02:55)

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Asserts that the confirmation was delayed due to the anti-weaponization fund.

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