Richard Blumenthal: “Election deniers have no place on the bench or in the…”

“I ask that it may made a part of the record without objection, because they make the point that these statements by nominees for executive office or for judgeships in effect perpetuate the big lie. Election deniers have no place on the bench or in the Department of Justice. And in fact, in response to my submitted questions relating to the 2020 election, Todd Blanche refused to state that Joe Biden won the 2020 election and he stood by his prior statements perpetuating the big lie.” (07:14–07:20)

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