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Richard Blumenthal: “The Department of Justice wants to exclude state and local…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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"Cheap Political Stunt" Senator Blumenthal Reacts to Subpoenas Against MN Lawmakers

Published | Video Starts at 00:56

What's happening here is a cover up, blatantly a cover up, because the federal government, The Department of Justice wants to exclude state and local investigators because they're afraid they're going to uncover the truth. And a lot of this truth is out there for everyone to see in the videos. But they are trying to silence the governor and the mayor. It's an act of retribution. (00:56–01:04)

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Asserts that the Department of Justice is excluding state and local investigators to prevent truth discovery.

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