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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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