At a Senate Democrats' press conference reacting to Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general, a Democratic senator calls Trump's $10 billion suit a case against "the people of the United States." He says Trump's personal attorney, who made $9 million from him in private practice, then represented the government side, and the case ended in a $1.76 billion settlement that he says gave Trump and his family immunity for any obligations they may owe taxpayers.
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- other: Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats' press conference after Todd Blanche
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And the most telling example is this astonishing $10 billion suit that the President of the United States filed against the people of the United States. Now, the outcome was inevitable because his personal attorney, who had made $9 million in his private practice from the President, was now representing the Department of the RIRS in a suit against the President. And lo and behold, they came out with a $1 .76 billion settlement that gave total authority to the President and also did give immunity to the President and his family for any obligations that they may owe to the taxpayers of the United States.
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