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Tillis ramps up criticism of DOJ compensation fund: ‘It‘s politically tone deaf’
Key takeaways
- Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took another swipe at the Justice Department s nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, an initiative that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized in recent days.
- I call it a payout pot for punks, Tillis said Sunday on CNN s State of the Union.
- So, it s politically tone-deaf, he continued, telling host Jake Tapper, Whoever did it should be fired.
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Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took another swipe at the Justice Department s nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, an initiative that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized in recent days.
I call it a payout pot for punks, Tillis said Sunday on CNN s State of the Union.
It makes no sense. So, it s politically tone-deaf, he continued, telling host Jake Tapper, Whoever did it should be fired.
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