DOJ apologizes after campaign-style Trump ads air in violation of…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Justice Department is apologizing this afternoon after campaign-style ads featuring President Trump aired in violation of a judge's order.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is outside the courthouse. Skip, what's the mood?

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing outside the courthouse right now, and behind me you can see a security guard who has asked me twice to stop standing exactly where I'm standing.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe DOJ has said sorry, and The Hill reports the ads broke the judge's order.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the ads ran, the judge said they shouldn't, and now there's an apology.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThat's the order of events, Hank.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentWhat is unclear is who approved the ads, and nobody out here has been able to tell me, including a man selling pretzels who seemed to know a lot about everything else.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe pretzel man.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHe says the apology is the first thing in this whole story that got filed on time.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAnd Hank, a reporter who can stand in the right place that long might be ready for a chair indoors.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. The pretzel man has been noted for the record.