On a smaller point: Trump knows Blagojevich, they did a TV show together; context for the President falsely saying today, “don’t know him.”
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"He served 8 years in jail, it's a long time & I watched his wife on television, I don't know him very well, I've met him a couple of times, he was on for a short while on The Apprentice years ago, seemed like a very nice person, don't know him but he served 8 years in jail"
"He served 8 years in jail, it's a long time & I watched his wife on television, I don't know him very well, I've met him a couple of times, he was on for a short while on The Apprentice years ago, seemed like a very nice person, don't know him but he served 8 years in jail"
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The thrust is Trump attempting to downplay his own link to the beneficiary of his use of this power.
Under DOJ protocol, independent attorneys do vetting and recs to avoid the unfairness/injustice/bias that can come with a POTUS just picking people he knows.
The thrust is Trump attempting to downplay his own link to the beneficiary of his use of this power.
Under DOJ protocol, independent attorneys do vetting and recs to avoid the unfairness/injustice/bias that can come with a POTUS just picking people he knows.
