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Diane Feinstein’s Daughter is Now Her Power of Attorney. Why is She Still a Senator?

Feinstein needs to resign. Now.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readAug 5, 2023
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I think I’ve had just about enough of Diane Feinstein, and I doubt that I’m the only one.

It feels as though every couple of weeks or so, there’s yet another story popping up about the Senator who represents the most populated state in the entire country. A story that leads all of us to reasonably question whether or not she is actually fit for office. Well, we’ve now learned that Diane Feinstein’s daughter is her power of attorney.

Eric Garcia with The Independent writes:

“Sen Feinstein (D-CA), the oldest senator currently serving, is facing fresh calls to resign amid news that she handed power of attorney over to her daughter, The New York Times reported.

The longtime senator from California’s only daughter Katherine Feinstein is engaged in a feud with the three children of Ms Feinstein’s late husband Richard Blum, who died last year.

In one lawsuit, they two are debating Ms Feinstein’s desire to sell a beach house in a neighbourhood in San Francisco, and in another, they are arguing about money from Mr Blum’s life insurance…”

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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