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Clay Higgins: “15 years ago was accurate, Mr. Deto. How do we break their…”

Featuring: Clay Higgins, Republican | U.S. House Louisiana, District 3

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'Catch And Release, Lose And Forget' Hearing Held By Oversight Committee Members Led By Clay Higgins

Published | Video Starts at 1:10:14

Now we're talking about the Chinese and their laundering of cash and exchanging cash for, for cheap durable goods coming into the country and products that act as cash basically in the laundry process. I think the gentleman 15 years ago was accurate, Mr. Deto. How do we break their financial back? How can we put bankers in jail? That's really, it's really difficult and it's multifaceted. And I'll tell you why. Because the enablers that the cartels and the Chinese money laundering networks use, there's always plausible deniability. (1:10:14–1:10:26)

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Asserts that 15 years ago, there was accuracy in the context of financial crime and accountability.

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