GOP senators disconcerted by possible $230M Justice Department payout to Trump [View all]
Reports this week that President Trump is demanding the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution are making Republican senators uncomfortable amid the 24-day government shutdown.
GOP senators, including members of the Judiciary Committee, don’t know how to respond to the story, which broke Tuesday in The New York Times, that Trump is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from the Justice Department and that his former defense lawyer is in a position to sign off on the settlement.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary panel, which has oversight of the Justice Department, said while Trump may be entitled to some compensation, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche should not be the person signing off on a settlement, given his ties to Trump.
“He shouldn’t decide, because he’s his former lawyer,” Graham said when asked whether Blanche should recuse himself from the decision on whether to pay Trump for damages related to the investigations of former special counsel Jack Smith.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-senators-disconcerted-possible-230m-100000740.html
Bottom feeder Lindsey still kissing Trump's ass.
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