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Tim Kaine: “Donald Trump and the DOJ tried to push him around to demote…”

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 08:04

Get this, a former Republican state legislator and prosecutor who became the Republican speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, a pro Trump Republican. But Donald Trump and the DOJ tried to push him around to demote people in the office who had served under multiple presidents. and he said I'm not doing it. So he's out the door. Even though Trump nominated him and appointed him to be the interim Eric Siebert is out the door. (08:04–08:12)

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Asserts that Donald Trump and the DOJ attempted to influence the U.S. attorney to demote staff who served under multiple presidents.

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