At a Senate oversight hearing, Senator Hirono says pardons have been available for $1 million contributions to the president's campaign. She cites a report that a Russian oligarch paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding on a private island. She tells Patel the FBI should be investigating "this sort of blatant public corruption" and recalls Bill Barr saying Patel would lead the FBI "over his dead body."
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- Senator Hirono
- Where
- hearing - Senate Judiciary Committee FBI oversight hearing with Director Kash Pa
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Partons have been available for $1 million contributions to the president's campaign. And just this week, it has been revealed that a Russian oligarch paid hundreds of thousands of dollars so Donald Trump Jr. could have his wedding on a private island. The FBI is supposed to be investigating this sort of blatant public corruption. Not turning a blind eye. Mr. Patel, this country needs an FBI director who will give us straight answers, not obfuscate, not give us the kind of rhetoric that you have provided once again today. It is a disservice to this committee's oversight functions, and it's certainly a disservice to the American people. And it is no wonder that former Attorney General Bill Barr said you would take a leadership role as the FBI over his dead body. And yet here you are, Mr.
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