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On the recordJune 3, 2024
The purpose of this hearing, as it is with just about everything related to the Department of Justice is to undermine the confidence in the Department of Justice in the FBI, to undermine the rule of law because Donald Trump has been charged with multiple different crimes in multiple different courts.
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Dan Goldman
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Goldman explains that the hearing's real purpose is to undermine confidence in the DOJ and the rule of law due to Trump's legal troubles.

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