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Thom Tillis

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Thom Tillis is a United States Senator from North Carolina.

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"If it’s a secret deal then how can I take it seriously?"
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"What we've seen is a disaster under your leadership."
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"The fact you can’t admit to a mistake — which looks like, under investigation, is going to prove that Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti probably should not have been shot in the face and in the back."
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"Every day is another day closer to the election."
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"It should never be paid out."
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"We all know how this is going to end and the DC US Attorney's Office should save itself further embarrassment and move on."
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"You can’t all of a sudden walk away after you’ve kind of created the event and expect other people to pick it up."
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"It's unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal."
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"I did consider Blanche, who is Trump's former personal lawyer, to be qualified for the attorney general job."
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"payout pot for punks."
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"I am prepared to move on with the confirmation of Mr. Warsh. I think he’s going to be a great Fed chair."
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"I am prepared to move on with the confirmation of Mr. Warsh. I think he’s going to be a great Fed chair."
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"I believe that there will not be any wrongdoing. Maybe we find a little stupid here in terms of somebody responsible for the project making a decision they shouldn’t? Maybe."
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"I am prepared to move on with the confirmation of Mr. Warsh. I think he’s going to be a great Fed chair."
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"I am prepared to move on with the confirmation of Mr. Warsh. I think he’s going to be a great Fed chair."
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"I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country."
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"Otherwise, I just think it's another example where we're going to regret this because we're setting a fairly low bar."
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"If it really is a picture that says '86 47'—I’ve used '86' a lot of times."
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"the way this process is supposed to work."
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"At the end of the day, there was no crime committed - and prosecutors that I've spoken with all agree."
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"If the Inspector General finds evidence of criminal wrongdoing, then we'll talk about it. But I think this is a nice way of just ramping it down."
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"At the end of the day, there was no crime committed - and prosecutors that I've spoken with all agree."
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