Elizabeth Oyer, the former DOJ pardon attorney fired by Blanche, testified at a hearing that the settlement agreement Blanche signed protects the entire Trump family and their businesses from any investigation or audit forever and gives away nearly $2 billion. She says a court found that signing it betrayed Blanche's duty to represent the United States. She also disputes Blanche's claim that the fund is dead, saying Trump or his sons could seek to enforce it at any time.
The receipt
- Who
- Elizabeth Oyer
- Where
- hearing, Senate committee (Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin), testimony
- Original footage
- USA TODAY · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 59 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
Mr. Blanche has repeatedly placed President Trump's interests ahead of the interests of the country. The Collusive Settlement Agreement is a perfect example. It protects the entire Trump family and all of their businesses from any investigation or audit forever. It gives away nearly $2 billion of our money for no reason at all. It is a windfall for the president and his allies at the expense of the American people. A court found that signing this agreement was a betrayal of Mr. Blanche's duty to zealously represent the interests of the United States. That is the most basic obligation of the attorney general. Mr. Blanche said yesterday that the settlement fund is dead, it is not. That is contract law 101. Mr. Trump or his sons could seek to enforce it at any time.
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