Richard Blumenthal: “Clemency which robbed his witnesses, his victims, of nearly…”

“An investigation into the possible pay to play commutation of an individual who was pardoned. David Gentile. David Gentile reportedly paid $2.5 million to a broker to obtain clemency. Clemency which robbed his witnesses, his victims, of nearly $16 million in restitution. When a United States attorney tried to investigate, Mr. Blanche reportedly killed the probe. That is not the behavior of an Attorney General who upholds the trust of this position.” (09:59–10:08)

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