Bonus: Cory Booker on Blanche, Epstein, and 2028
Summary
Slate producer Rob Gunther interviews Senator Cory Booker about the delayed Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Todd Blanche’s Attorney General confirmation. Booker discusses how Republican holdouts Cornyn and Tillis are blocking the vote over the controversial Trump slush fund deal. He criticizes Blanche’s character for contradicting prior statements and calls the settlement corrupt and illegal.
Topics discussed
Intro: Booker interview on Blanche confirmation delay
Booker praises GOP senators blocking Blanche
Trump's corruption and the slush fund deal
Blanche's contradictory statements to Democrats
Legal invalidity of the Trump-DOJ settlement
Outro and Slate Plus subscription info
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