On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that President Trump is “extremely compromised.” And Russia has “the same leverage” over the president that they did over Michael Flynn, the ability to “blackmail” them “with the
Wednesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said if President Donald Trump were to pardon his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, it could be obstruction of justice. Blumenthal said, “A pardon could well be obstruction of justice if done with criminal
Blumenthal says there should be “some kind of investigative effort” into the personal email use of senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Tuesday’s “New Day” on CNN discussed the lawsuit he and fellow Democrats filed to challenge the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker. Blumenthal questioned the legitimacy of Trump’s appointment, calling
Schumer requested the DOJ inspector general to probe “whether any potentially unlawful or improper communications have occurred between Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the White House, and other entities.”
Democrat Sens. Blumenthal, Whitehouse, and Hirono filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s appointment of acting AG Whitaker.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said there is planning to attach legislation protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller to “must-pass bills relating to appropriations or the continuing resolution.” Blumenthal said, “[W]e are thinking about ways that
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the departure of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his replacement by Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is “a kind of slow-motion Saturday Night Massacre,” and “a break the glass
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Wednesday that the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions represents a “break the glass moment.”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently spoke to students at Manchester High School in Manchester, Connecticut, criticizing President Donald Trump.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the extended FBI background check of Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a “cover-up.” Blumenthal said, “I have seen it, and I want to re-read parts of it, but my emphatic
President Donald Trump ripped Senate Democrats on Tuesday for their hypocrisy during the Senate hearings featuring his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) criticized the one-week deadline in the expanded FBI probe of Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Blumenthal said, “It’s the right direction, but whether they go far enough and quickly
As the Senate hearings with Christine Blasey Ford were airing, the NRA tweeted a video rejecting the “smear” campaign against Brett Kavanaugh and reaffirming their commitment to seeing him confirmed.
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats were smiling and laughing just moments before Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor alleging Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her over three decades again, was set to testify before the panel Thursday morning.
Thursday, CNN “New Day” co-host John Berman pressed Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) over all 10 of the Democrats in the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court before his hearing with his sexual
All ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee signed a letter Wednesday demanding that President Donald Trump withdraw the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that some of the statements made by Democratic senators about Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh “resemble the kind of Stalinist show trials you saw in the Soviet Union,” where making
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee and beyond accused Republicans this weekend of “bullying” Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of groping her in high school over 35 years ago.
While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination should be withdrawn. He further argued that Kavanaugh “has raised serious doubts about his credibility” and “the bar here is
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said there needs to be an FBI investigation before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will face a second round of questioning on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators will get 20 minutes for their final round of questions. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates throughout the day. All times eastern.
Tuesday at Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Kavanaugh would have an “asterisk” by his name unless he released all of his documents and allowed the hearing to be delayed because he was
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the hearing on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh should be postponed and the nomination is “now tainted with illegality” because President Trump “has been implicated in a
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reacted to President Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen pleading guilty to campaign contribution violations and fraud, and Trump’s one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort being found guilty of felony tax fraud. Blumenthal
Wednesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said President Donald Trump revoking former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance is an “illegal” violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution of United States of America. Blumenthal said, “This
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) bizarrely claimed at a rally near Capitol Hill Wednesday that President Donald Trump will become a “monarch,” if Judge Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice.
While speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reacted to President Trump’s tweet from earlier in the day where the president called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the Russia probe by stating that if the
Democrat senators are resorting to extreme rhetoric in their attempts to derail the Brett Kavanaugh nomination, saying his confirmation will lead to “tyranny,” cause “the destruction of the Constitution,” and that any colleagues who vote for him are “complicit in evil.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said there is “mounting evidence” that Donald Trump Jr. committed perjury and both Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner “have serious exposure,” and “could well” be indicted. Blumenthal said, “[T]here
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is lending his voice to a chorus of Congressional Democrats by suggesting that 3D printed firearms will lead to a “new wave of American gun violence.”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) declared Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that “Americans should be angry” about President Donald Trump’s “consciously and purposely inflicted cruelty” on immigrants. Host Joe Scarborough asked, “Why are there no good numbers still? Why can’t we get
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated the White House blocking CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins from an event on Wednesday is “an offense against the First Amendment interests of all of us.” And
The Senate on Monday evening confirmed Robert Wilkie as the next secretary of Veterans Affairs in a largely bipartisan 86-9 vote.
Sunday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said on MSNBC’s “Kasie DC” that it would “be the height of cynical manipulation” if Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination vote for SCOTUS is delayed until right before the midterm elections. “If this nomination vote is delayed
Wednesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the alleged claim of continued election meddling from Russia was equivalent to a “9/11 national emergency.” Discussing the private meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Blumenthal said, “TASS,
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) urged people to “stand up and speak out” against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, adding, “We need extraordinary efforts to make sure that the United States Supreme
Tuesday during a press conference on the steps of the Supreme Court, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh must agree to recuse himself from cases involving “Trump’s personal financial dealings” and special counsel
Sunday on ABC;s “This Week,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said President Donald Trump has made himself a “puppet” to outside groups in the process to choose a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Blumenthal said, “We’re at an extraordinary time.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the Trump administration’s plan to keep families together that illegally crossed the border in immigration detention centers was the same as “internment” of “people of Japanese descent during World War