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Hakeem Jeffries: “On his first day in office, Donald Trump pardoned hundreds…”

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

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It's a substantive hearing. It'll be about the concerns that have been raised by people all across this country as to the fact that On his first day in office, Donald Trump pardoned hundreds of violent felons who brutally attacked the Capitol and beat police officers, more than 140 who were seriously injured. Psychological and physical damage that was done that is permanent in nature, and it was all part of of Donald Trump's effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power, which is one of the bedrocks of American democracy. (06:56–07:07)

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Asserts that Trump pardoned violent felons involved in the Capitol attack.

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