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'Cop beaters' slush fund': Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse torches Trump DOJ's $1.776 billion fund

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Democrats grilled acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in Congress over Donald Trump's IRS settlement deal, which also shields Trump, his family, and businesses from future tax claims. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, member of the Judiciary Committee, tells MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell this is a “weasel deal” that’s yet another example of what he calls nonstop corruption inside the Trump administration.

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