WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:
Today, at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) praised the Acting Attorney General and the Trump Administration for working to crack down on violent crime, eliminate fraud, and uphold the rule of law. Following the Biden Administration's unprecedented persecution of its political opponents and failure to prosecute criminals, Senator Schmitt emphasized how Blanche and the Trump Administration are restoring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to its proper mission and upholding America's constitutional framework.
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