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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Even as the lawless Emil Bove appears to have misled the committee about multiple, credible, backstopped allegations of…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2025
Even as the lawless Emil Bove appears to have misled the committee about multiple, credible, backstopped allegations of misconduct, this body has sunk to simply being a partisan rubber stamp for President Trump.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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commondreams.org
Jul 30, 2025

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Criticizing the Senate's handling of Bove's confirmation.

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