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Richard Blumenthal: “There are more than 400,000 other Americans who suffered the…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:33

It preserves all of the president's rights. Diversity be above the law. No person is above the law. But Todd Blanche is agreeing to put the president above the law. There are more than 400,000 other Americans who suffered the same harm as Donald Trump when their private tax Information was taken and released. 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. (08:33–08:49)

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Asserts that over 400,000 Americans had their private tax information taken and released.

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