Fired US Atty Cummins: "What They Have Done Here Is Unprecedented"

Well, I want your audience to understand, like you said, I am a--very Rep--Republican person. I agreed to put that aside when I became a U.S. Attorney. And I did very successfully. But I--I have a very deep political background. And I'm very familiar with what a talking point is. And I think you are, too. And probably most of your li--listeners are.

He's reading from the talking points. And--and somebody has decided that if they try to continually talk about Bill Clinton firing 93 U.S. Attorneys, that will somehow you know, muddy this water up to where people can't see anything. The truth is, what they have done here is unprecedented. Presidents are entitled to--to appoint their own U.S. Attorneys. In modern history, Presidents have come into (UNINTEL) office, wiped the slate of 93 U.S. Attorneys clean, appointed their own people.

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