Greg Abbott: “There have been more than 200 people who were murdered by…”

“This problem is caused by judges. We have some judges who think, well, criminals shouldn't be held behind bars. The fact of the matter is There have been more than 200 people who were murdered by criminals who had been previously arrested for murder. They were arrested, taken out of jail, and a judge would let them out on low bail or no bail, only to be released back out on the streets and murder somebody else.” (11:02–11:12)

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