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Thom Tillis: “It is the US Attorney in the DC District, not Gene Pirro…”

Featuring: Thom Tillis, Republican | U.S. Senate North Carolina

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Published | Video Starts at 03:51

Now, some people can say, okay, Tom, you made your point. Jay Powell's term expires as chair in May, so why not go ahead and fill it? Because I don't want to reward bad behavior. It is the US Attorney in the DC District, not Gene Pirro, but somebody who works in that organization that made this decision. And there's only one way out of a box canyon march out the way you came in. Recognize there's not sufficient evidence to continue a criminal investigation. (03:51–04:01)

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Asserts that a US Attorney in the DC District made the decision to investigate Jerome Powell.

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