At a hearing with Todd Blanche, Sheldon Whitehouse reads out what he says a judge found: that the Department of Justice colluded with the Trump plaintiffs, violated DOJ policies, and failed to zealously advocate for the United States, "its true client." He says the fraud-on-the-court question remains open and the order was sent to the New York State Bar for potential disciplinary proceedings.
The receipt
- Who
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Where
- hearing - Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche
- Original footage
- Cedric Callahan · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 55 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 339 on Instagram
Read the transcript
the judge's decision. Here's what she did find. She found that the Department of Justice colluded with the Trump plaintiffs, that the Department of Justice violated DOJ policies and that collusion, that Department attorneys were derelict in their responsibilities as DOJ attorneys, that the department failed to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States of America, its true client. And as I said, the fraud on the court question remains open, an unprecedented allegation about the department. As a result of that, the order was transmitted to the New York State Bar for potential disciplinary proceedings.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.