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Byron Donalds: “Juvenile crime in D.C. was shooting through the roof.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:46

In D.C. they were letting 20 or 4 year olds be tried as juveniles. That's not right, Jim. It's one of the reasons why Juvenile crime in D.C. was shooting through the roof. So let me, let me be clear with you on this one. So what we did in D.C. is we said if you're 24 years old, if you're 20 years … (05:46–05:49)

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Asserts that juvenile crime rates were increasing significantly in D.C.

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