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Tina Smith: “The Justice Department [under Trump] has been turned into a…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 03:17

Look at who the hell staffing him now. That's exactly right. I mean, he has, in fact, turned The Justice Department [under Trump] has been turned into a tool for his political and anti-Democratic goals. and his anti Democratic goals. And I mean, I, you know, here's here, here to Steve Simon, our Secretary of State, who is standing up to him, and to our, … (03:17–07:52)

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Asserts that the Justice Department was used for political purposes by Trump.

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