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Gavin Newsom: “That's why we have most progressive laws as it relates to…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM Talks California, ICE, New Book

Published | Video Starts at 53:01

So we're filing lawsuits. We're trying to call this shit out. We're trying to put a mirror up to Donald Trump. That's why we ban private prisons in the state of California. That's why we have most progressive laws as it relates to getting masked men saying, you can't unmask these masked men. saying, I was fighting first law saying you can't wear a f Cking mask. You got to show your id, you got to tell us who you're from. (53:01–53:09)

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Asserts that California has progressive laws regarding masked individuals.

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