At a hearing, Sen. Adam Schiff says Todd Blanche once promised there wouldn't be "a whiff of political partisanship," then prosecuted the president's enemies over "seashells" cases and a video "stating the plain law and Constitution." Schiff accuses Blanche of being willing to say the president has "the right and the duty to prosecute his political enemies" and of sacrificing his principles for the position of Attorney General.
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- Who
- Sen. Adam Schiff
- Where
- hearing - Todd Blanche confirmation hearing, Capitol Hill
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- 58 seconds, unedited within the cut
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What happened to the prosecutor people had respect for what happened to the prosecutor who once respected the rule of law? What happened to the prosecutor who said that there wouldn't be a whiff of political partisanship and then prosecutes the president's enemies over seashells? Cases over making a video stating the plain law and Constitution. What happened to the Todd Blanch of the Southern District of New York? that could convert him into you. Someone willing to say the President has both the right and the duty to prosecute his political enemies. I cannot imagine the Todd Blanche of the old days would have ever done that. What happened to you, Todd Blanche? I'll tell you this. I think Robert Carrow had it right when he said that power doesn't corrupt as much as it reveals. I suspect it has just revealed who you are and who you are, someone willing to sacrifice everything you once believed in for that title, for that position of Attorney General.
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