Senator Amy Klobuchar
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One of my concerns here, whether it's a call from a friend, a corporate lobbyist, a White House, it has been very clear that the attorney generals of both parties have established clear policies to ensure the White House doesn't hamper with criminal investigations and prosecutions.
At Attorney General Mike McKay's hearing, he made clear that any attempt by the White House, and these are the words, to interfere with the case is not to be contested.
Any call to a line assistant or to a United States attorney from a political person relating to a case is to be cut and curtailed.
Do you agree with this statement?
So you will provide an insurance to every member of this committee that the Justice Department will only follow the facts and the law and the White House will play no role in cases investigated or brought?
In an earlier question, some of my colleagues talked about China and the risk, yet you have a nominee from this incoming administration, Kash Patel, the pick to head the FBI.
As referred to the FBI's intel division, which is responsible for protecting us from foreign adversaries like China, as, quote, the biggest problem the FBI has had
And he said that he wants to, quote, break that component out of the FBI.
Do you agree?
There are many decisions made by the FBI director, having seen a number of them do their work, that can be made.
While I agree you would be the boss of Kash Patel, I'm not sure that you would be able to intervene with every decision or position that he had or know what he's doing.
So let's continue.
Do you agree it is the duty of the Justice Department to defend the laws Congress passes?
And will you commit to do, even when the president may disagree with an act campaigned against its passage or called its repeal,
for its repeal.
President Reagan's AG, William French Smith, said the department policy was the department has the duty to defend an act of Congress whenever a reasonable argument can be made in its support.
So I'm specifically referring to the 2022 law that I long led that we passed to empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices, major savings for seniors.
Will you commit to defend the law against the lawsuits from Big Pharma?
Okay, thank you.
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