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Richard Blumenthal: “If the president called the acting attorney general of the United States about an ongoing investigation of him in the…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
If the president called the acting attorney general of the United States about an ongoing investigation of him in the Southern District of New York, where he was named as an unindicted co-conspirator, any conversation would be wildly improper.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses the impropriety of the president contacting the acting attorney general regarding an ongoing investigation.

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