You told me yesterday you want to be Attorney General because you love DOJ and you love prosecutors. But you have removed from the Department some of the most effective prosecutors that have ever served our government [for the President’s personal benefit]—purging career law-enforcement officials who won’t prioritize President Trump’s interests over their oath to the Constitution.
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Opening statement in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
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