US senator blasts AG pick for ‘dismantling’ crypto unit, Trump’s CZ pardon

President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general faced criticism from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on his approach to crypto enforcement and the pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.

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