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Tim Kaine: “An article in the National Review...said you can't put a new…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Senator Kaine Slams Trump's Retribution Against Former FBI Director James Comey

Published | Video Starts at 03:52

That 120 days had passed. And after 120 days, only the district court judges in a district can approve somebody to be the U.S. attorney. An article in the National Review...said you can't put a new interim in to do your bidding once the 120 day period has passed. So I think the Comey attorneys have an awful lot of grounds to get this thing thrown out. (03:52–04:04)

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