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DOJ officials stunned by senator’s vote for Trump pick: 'What’s he smoking?'
The Senate Is Not a Check. It Is a Receipt Printer.The SetupSen. Bill Cassidy backed Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department, despite reporting that career employees inside DOJ are demoralized, driven out, and alarmed by the direction of the department. Cassidy also justified the vote by invoking human trafficking and claiming leaving Blanche in an acting role would risk DOJ progress. Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, according to the reporting, were not consulted before the speech.Who Actually Holds PowerThe power here is not with the senators performing concern in public. It sits with…
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