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During a confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Went Absolutely Ballistic Over News that George Soros Is Being Investigated!"At an April 8th press conference, a reporter asked you a question about President Trump's desire to see his perceived political enemies prosecuted. You answered, 'that is his right, and indeed it is his duty to do that.' To clarify, Mr. Blanche, do you believe it is the president's right and duty to order the investigation or prosecution of his perceived enemies? Yes or no?" Hirono asked Blanche.Blanche then told Hirono that he couldn't give a "yes or no" answer to that question before explaining Article Two of the Constitution to her. "I can't answer that. Yes or no. That wasn't the question, and my answer was that as the president of the United States under Article Two, he's in charge of the Department of Justice, and so my answer reflects that idea, not that he has a right to go after his political enemies," Blanche responded."For example, last August, President Trump posted on social media that George Soros should be charged with RICO. Weeks later, one of your deputies directed several U.S. attorneys' offices to investigate Soros's charitable foundations for violating the RICO statute, Mr. Blanche. To confirm, were the U.S. attorney's offices asked to launch these investigations because of the president's post? Yes or no?" she pressed Blanche."I'm not even confirming that they were asked to, but most certainly not because of any. Well, the president definitely," the acting attorney general responded. "The president definitely posted that he should be Mr. Soros should be charged with RICO, and lo and behold, several weeks later, that is exactly what your office sought to have done. Since last year, DOJ has sued 30 states, seeking their voter lists," Hirono said during the hearing.