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Durbin Denounces Trump Loyalist Nominated To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit During Nominations Hearing
April 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:

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Durbin Denounces Trump Loyalist Nominated To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit During Nominations Hearing

Justin Smith, a nominee being considered today to a lifetime position, is a personal attorney to the President, an election denier, and has extensive right-wing political affiliations and ties to dark money entities 

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