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Richard Blumenthal: “The Eastern District of New York was investigating these…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:08

Evidence collected by the Eastern District of New York supported those allegations and reportedly also included statements by Father Frank Mann that he spoke to the President about David Gentile. The Eastern District of New York was investigating these allegations and reportedly received a call from one of your top deputies instructing them about the concerns of the Department of Justice. The investigation was stopped by the Eastern District of New York. I wrote to you on June 23rd and United States Attorney Joseph Nacella about these allegations. (04:08–04:25)

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Asserts that the Eastern District of New York's investigation was influenced by a call from a DOJ deputy.

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