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Tim Kaine: “He [Donald Trump] not only nominated them, but he even…”

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 01:30

Since we talked, Jan, last week, Trump tweeted out essentially a challenge slash threat to Pam Bondi, saying, you're not going after my political enemies enough. I think that was supposed to … He [Donald Trump] not only nominated them, but he even appointed them to be interim U.S. attorneys. … Look, I've had major differences in the past with Jim Comey don't want to really get into, but the guy's entitled to the rule of law. He's entitled to fairness. (01:30–04:06)

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Asserts that Donald Trump appointed the nominated U.S. attorneys as interim U.S. attorneys.

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