This is an attempted coup d`etat within the Department of Justice against the attorney general.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “This is an attempted coup d`etat within the Department of Justice against the attorney general.”
On the recordOctober 7, 2021
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Senator Whitehouse describes the actions taken by Jeffrey Clark as an attempt to undermine the authority of the attorney general.
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