Chris Van Hollen

A judge signed off on it.

A judge had nothing to do with defrauding the money.

There was a judge who looked at it and signed off on it.

So to compare that case to this one is incredibly deceptive.

Mr. Attorney General, this is an outrageous, unprecedented slush fund.

Will individuals who assaulted Capitol Hill police officers be eligible for this fund?

Mr. Attorney General, let me ask you this.

That is pure theft of public funds.

And rewarding individuals who committed crimes is obscene.

Every American can see through this illegal, corrupt, self-dealing scheme.

Mr. Blanch, the record is crystal clear.

You are still acting.

as the president's personal lawyer, not as acting attorney general.

It is hard to justify giving you any funds that will enable this pattern of wrongdoing to continue.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I want to thank President Trump for his support, his endorsement.

and his counsel as I navigated this campaign, which is a journey.

For 14 years, those SOBs in Washington tried to buy my vote.

They couldn't buy it.

The allegations are false.