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Byron Donalds: “In D.C. they were trying 23 year olds as juveniles.”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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Published | Video Starts at 05:40

And I look back on those days and I say, you know what, that helped me restart my life, so be it. But in D.C. it was very different. In D.C. they were trying 23 year olds as juveniles. Jim. And you can't do that because not all 23 year olds were being tried as juveniles. But enough, but enough of them were. (05:40–06:51)

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