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Gary Peters: “The blatant lies of DHS leadership and misconduct by the…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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Peters Condemns Fatal Shootings in Minneapolis, Calls for Commonsense Reforms to DHS

Published | Video Starts at 02:03

I want to be very clear with this, Mr. President. Those statements are lies. They are lies used to justify the unjustifiable actions of some DHS officers. The blatant lies of DHS leadership and misconduct by the officers involved in the killings of Alex Prady and Renee Goode are indefensible. and they cannot stand. They violate the public trust and stand in direct opposition to the values and the professionalism of many federal law enforcement officers who follow the law and serve with integrity every day. (02:03–02:10)

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Asserts DHS leadership lied and officers were involved in misconduct in the killings of Alex Prady and Renee Goode.

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