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Patty Murray: “On Monday, your department settled the President's lawsuit…”

Featuring: Patty Murray, Democratic | U.S. Senate Washington

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But instead of helping Americans get by, President Trump is literally using their tax dollars to set up a slush fund to enrich his own friends. On Monday, your department settled the President's lawsuit by setting up a fund with $1.8 billion. And you and the President will pick the handful of people who decide how that money gets doled out. So let's be clear. (00:26–00:34)

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Asserts that a $1.8 billion fund was set up as part of a lawsuit settlement involving the President.

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