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Byron Donalds: “In Florida, I had to face the music as an adult, not as a…”

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

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Full interview: Byron Donalds talks past mistakes, policy views and run for Florida governor

Published | Video Starts at 06:29

What we did in a D.C. crimes act is we made sure that people who were of that Age, people who are the age of maturity, the age of adulthood, the age that you were, the age that you were. And In Florida, I had to face the music as an adult, not as a juvenile. Now, Florida does have laws around, around diversion, being able to seal records. And yes, those were things that were afforded to me. (06:29–06:34)

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