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News Wrap: Court nominee says she regrets past statements

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News Wrap: Trump court nominee says her past statements on date rape make her 'cringe'

In our news wrap Tuesday, Neomi Rao, the woman nominated to take the federal appeals court seat formerly held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, voiced regrets for her past statements on rape, race and equal rights before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Also, The White House played down a federal subpoena seeking a host of documents from President Trump's inaugural committee.

02/05/2019

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