WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Colin McDonald to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division:
"After gutting key divisions that actually investigate and prosecute fraud, the Trump Administration announced this newly-created vessel for targeting political enemies under the guise of 'fraud enforcement.'
"I never received answers to questions about this Division's formation, and I believe Mr. McDonald is more committed to scoring political points for President Trump and the enriched fraudsters he has par...