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Republican senators grill Oyer at Todd Blanche hearing over clemency

Todd Blanche confirmation hearing saw Sens. Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt challenge former pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer over Biden death row clemency decisions.

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Fox News· Jul 16, 8:16 PMRepublican senators grill Oyer at Todd Blanche hearing over clemency

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Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot bashed during Todd Blanche confirmation hearing that featured no Boutros questionsThere were no references to apparent prosecutorial misconduct within the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago, which has led to the dismissal of high-profile cases and to more than 100 former federal prosecutors accusing Boutros of a failure of leadership. The Chicago City Council and Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth also have called for his resignation.

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WATCH: Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono Loses it During Blanche Confirmation Hearing – Chuck Grassley Fires Back at Democrats’ Hypocrisy: “Spare Me the Outrage!” * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan ConradsoCrazed Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) went on an angry tirade during Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation…

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Blanche Shuts Down Democrat Senator Sheldon Whitehouse After He Tries to Bait Him with Question on Kash Patel (VIDEO)Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche on Wednesday morning faced Senate Judiciary Committee members in a confirmation hearing.

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Trump says Graham's Kavanaugh defense was his finest Senate momentPresident Donald Trump said Sen. Lindsey Graham's defense of Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearing was the late senator's "finest moment."

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Lawmaker gives Trump nominee a tongue-lashing over insulting Senators: 'You're telling me'Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) pressed Konstantinos Ligris, President Donald Trump's nominee for Assistant Attorney General, during a tense hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday after discovering the Department of Justice hopeful had posted several social media attacks on lawmakers.Whitehouse mentioned ...

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Katie Britt’s face says it all when Jack Smith hearing goes off the railsSen. Eric Schmitt thought he caught Smith in a lie when the Republican confused the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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Ted Cruz Blasts Jack Smith, Accuses Him of “Egregious Abuse of Power” During Fiery Senate Hearing (VIDEO)Former Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his federal criminal investigation into President Trump.

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Klobuchar Piles on Humiliated MAGA Senator After Major GaffeAmy Klobuchar is not letting her MAGA colleague off the hook after he concocted a crazy theory that was exposed as being dead wrong.

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The Implosion of Eric SchmittHours after drawing buzz as a potential JD Vance running mate, Senator Eric Schmitt went viral when a Jack Smith hearing "gotcha" collapsed over a basketball team mix-up.

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GOP senator sues Jack Smith for mocking 'Trump's complexion' after disastrous hearingSen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sued former special counsel Jack Smith, claiming the investigation he led carried a codename chosen to mock President Donald Trump's complexion.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Tennessee by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, targets Smith personally and as...

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