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Tim Kaine: “The president nominated two US Attorneys in Virginia, both…”

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Then, earlier this month, the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, Eric Siebert, resigned after failing to bring a case against New York's Attorney General. Letitia, what is going on here in the Virginia court system? Margaret, it's pretty darn plain. The president nominated two US Attorneys in Virginia, both with Republican bona fides. Todd Gilbert in the Western District had been the Republican speaker of our House of Delegates. He resigned as a legislator to take the Trump appointment. (03:34–03:40)

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