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Donald Trump: “Both men were in the country illegally.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Donald Trump holds news conference at Mar-a-Lago

Published | Video Starts at 11:04

We're learning our charge with capital murder tonight. Accused of killing a 12 year old girl. Police say these men strangled her before. Dumping her into that creek. Both men were in the country illegally. Apprehended, then released by border patrol less than three weeks before Jocelyn. The men accused of killing Jocelyn Nungare are affiliated with the gang known for brutal violence. (11:04–11:07)

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Asserts that the two men charged with murder were in the country illegally.

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