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Elissa Slotkin: “So it was basically a warning to say like if you're asked to…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 00:24

It is very, a very, very stressful situation for these law enforcement and for the communities on the ground. So it was basically a warning to say like if you're asked to do something particularly against American citizens, you, you have the ability to go to your JAG officer and push back. That's such an insult to every man and woman that has ever served this great nation, either from law enforcement or into the military to say that you're going to get nervous and you're going to shoot at citizens, US citizens. (00:24–00:35)

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Asserts that military personnel can consult their JAG officer if asked to act against American citizens.

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