… office at the time to try to come up with strategies to bring down our homicide rate. This district and the Western District of Virginia have stellar reputations for integrity. Donald Trump nominated people for both of these [U.S. attorney] positions after interviewing them and vetting them. And he not only nominated them, but he even appointed them to be interim U.S. attorneys. And he's now fired both of them. (07:30)
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Asserts that Donald Trump nominated U.S. attorneys for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia after interviews and vetting.
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