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Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"

Vance told a CBS town hall in Michigan he would honor Democratic subpoenas on officials allegedly selling access if Democrats win Congress this fall; the vow is conditional.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVice President JD Vance says anyone "selling access to the White House" should "suffer consequences," and he called the idea disgusting.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe said it at a CBS News town hall in Michigan, in a pretaped interview with Tony Dokoupil.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the Washington Examiner reports he went further, Chip.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe promised to honor subpoenas aimed at administration officials allegedly selling access, if Democrats retake Congress this fall.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAsked if he would cooperate, his answer was "of course." That is the whole quote, and it is a good one.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOf course!

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMeanwhile, Breitbart reports the White House puts the cost of an immigration plan backed by the Democratic Socialists of America at up to six hundred thirteen billion dollars over ten years.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSix hundred thirteen billion is a number that makes my calculator sweat. But the subpoena promise only kicks in if the other side wins, so for now it's a gift certificate with an expiration date of November.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA promise stored in a drawer until the election. I love how organized that is.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWait, if access is for sale, what does a meeting with this desk cost?

  11. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA coffee, Vera, and I'll even pick the creamer. Nina, what's in your lab that costs more than that?

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