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Richard Blumenthal: “When a U.S. attorney tried to investigate the Eastern…”

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

'A Fraud On The United States Senate!': Blumenthal Slams Blanche Over Vow To Kill Weaponization Fund

Published August 5, 2026 | Video Starts at 16:44

David Gentile reportedly paid $2.5 million to a broker to obtain clemency. That clemency robbed his victims of nearly $16 million in restitution. When a U.S. attorney tried to investigate the Eastern District of New York, US Attorney Mr. Blanche reportedly killed the probe. That is not the behavior of an Attorney General. That's Donald Trump's personal lawyer. So there is a powerful case against this nominee. I'm under no illusions. We've seen this movie before. (16:44–16:53)

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Asserts that Todd Blanche stopped an investigation into David Gentile's clemency.

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“The immunity agreement, which is unprecedented, worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Donald Trump, tax immunity from audits.”
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“David Gentile reportedly paid $2.5 million to a broker to obtain clemency.”
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“That clemency robbed his victims of nearly $16 million in restitution.”
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“Todd Blanche referred to the attack on the Capitol that occurred on January 6, 2021, as 'events'.”
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“Donald Trump will not allow any of his nominees to refer to the January 6th riot and insurrection as an attack on the Capitol.”
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“The attack on the Capitol was designed to prevent the lawful and peaceful transition of power.”
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“Failure to acknowledge an attack on the Capitol or that President Biden won the 2020 election shows a lack of independence that should be…”
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“Election deniers have no place on the bench or in the Department of Justice.”
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“Todd Blanche refused to state that Joe Biden won the 2020 election and he stood by his prior statements perpetuating the big lie.”
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“Todd Blanche will enable [Donald Trump] to circumvent these so-called agreements, which are a sham.”
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“Todd Blanche's treatment of the Epstein survivors...he re victimized those survivors by completely botching the release of the Epstein file.”
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“He failed to redact the survivor's personal information and defied the Epstein Files Transparency act by redacting unnecessary information.”
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“The Situation Room meeting...showed clearly the effort was not to do justice for the survivors, but to protect Donald Trump.”
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“One of the most heinous sexual abuse and trafficking rings in American history has yet to produce the kinds of convictions necessary.”
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“The document that purported to say that the trust fund was dead in reality is a sham.”
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“Todd Blanche acted as his personal lawyer, not as Attorney General of the United States.”
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“Todd Blanche said he would work to restrict abortion in every single state all across the country.”
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