Jeff Blattner: A Tale of Two Confirmation Hearings — and Two Top-Tier Trump Toadies

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Jul 17, 202682:36Society & Culture

John welcomes former Senate Judiciary Committee senior staffer and deputy assistant attorney general Jeff Blattner to discuss the confirmation hearings of Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton to be America's next attorney genera...

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