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Republican calls out Trump’s weaponization of DOJ in live Senate hearing
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) attends a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s annual report February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
What happened
AlterNet reports that Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican not seeking reelection, used part of a Tuesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith to criticize President Donald Trump’s targeting of former FBI Director James Comey. Tillis said “8647” was not a sound basis for pursuing Comey or subjecting him to a “perp walk,” though the…
The skinny
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