Sen. Van Hollen to AG Blanche: ‘Do You Know that It Is a Criminal Offense to Lie to Congress?’

VAN HOLLEN Let me ░░░░░░░░ back to this slush ░░░░░░░░ because there s also ░░░░░░░░ individual who after being ░░░░░░░░ by the president went ░░░░░░░░ to molest two children ░░░░░░░░ that person actually tried ░░░░░░░░ buy the silence of ░░░░░░░░ children by saying that ░░░░░░░░ would pay them some ░░░░░░░░ the funds that he ░░░░░░░░ hoping to get from ░░░░░░░░ slush fund Can you ░░░░░░░░ to making the rules ░░░░░░░░ that that person is ░░░░░░░░ eligible for a payout ░░░░░░░░ this fund BLANCHE Well ░░░░░░░░ re obviously lying in ░░░░░░░░ question because there s ░░░░░░░░ way that this person ░░░░░░░░ to that The slush ░░░░░░░░ as you call it ░░░░░░░░ is not didn t ░░░░░░░░ But I can commit ░░░░░░░░ HOLLEN Mr Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ t ever do that ░░░░░░░░ I am reporting what ░░░░░░░░ said He said on ░░░░░░░░ expectation that he hoped ░░░░░░░░ get some of the ░░░░░░░░ from a payout He ░░░░░░░░ been hearing BLANCHE You ░░░░░░░░ from the slush fund ░░░░░░░░ and that didn t ░░░░░░░░ when he said that ░░░░░░░░ HOLLEN This is the ░░░░░░░░ that the president and ░░░░░░░░ of you have been ░░░░░░░░ all along that you ░░░░░░░░ going to use to ░░░░░░░░ the president s friends ░░░░░░░░ Can you point to ░░░░░░░░ single telegraph I made ░░░░░░░░ HOLLEN Mr Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ have a last question ░░░░░░░░ What telegraph did I ░░░░░░░░ HOLLEN I have a ░░░░░░░░ question for you BLANCHE ░░░░░░░░ VAN HOLLEN Do you ░░░░░░░░ that it is a ░░░░░░░░ offense to lie to ░░░░░░░░ BLANCHE I am very ░░░░░░░░ aware of that VAN ░░░░░░░░ I m glad to ░░░░░░░░ that. Thank you.”