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Richard Blumenthal: “If Donald Trump is protected against paying hundreds of…”

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We have in this country a principle of equal protection of the laws. Presumably, if Donald Trump gets this deal, they would be eligible to assert their claims for the same rights. If Donald Trump is protected against paying hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes by this deal, perhaps so should they in claims they may file. The cost to the government is staggering. If this deal is approved, as Todd Blanche purports to do, and that deal is still in effect as a result of these … (09:05–09:19)

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Asserts that if Trump is protected from taxes by this deal, others might claim similar protections.

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