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'Not a big fan' - Top Republican breaks with Trump on $1.8bn compensation fund
John Thune's criticism came as Democrats grilled the acting attorney general on Capitol Hill, labelling the fund "corruption".
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According to BBC News’s source item, ‘Not a big fan’ - Top Republican breaks with Trump on $1.8bn compensation fund, John Thune’s criticism came as Democrats grilled the acting attorney general on Capitol Hill, labelling the fund “corruption”.
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