Todd Blanche: “No, I did not. He had outside counsel. I did not discuss it…”

“He originally sued for $10 billion and settled for an apology and this weaponization fund and then the release of future liability for tax audits. Did you discuss it with him? No, I did not. He had outside counsel. I did not discuss it with his outside counsel either. It was done by other people in the office. And the, this also, this was a lawsuit brought. Can I qualify that? Sure. After, when we determined not to move forward.” (05:49–05:56)

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