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Hakeem Jeffries: “On day one of Donald Trump's presidency, this guy pardons…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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House Democratic Leader Jeffries Holds News Conference on Day 41 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 20:12

And the crazy part about it is that they went too far on day one of Donald Trump's presidency and it's been downhill ever since. On day one of Donald Trump's presidency, this guy pardons hundreds of violent felons who brutally beat police officers, 140 of whom were seriously injured, life threatening injuries in many cases. And then unleash these people on communities all across the country in ways that put those communities at risk. (20:12–20:30)

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Asserts that Donald Trump pardoned hundreds of violent felons on his first day in office.

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