Jasmine Crockett: “I was a criminal defense attorney. I was a public defender.”

“Well, that's a demographic that we've been losing without. So now he's like, oh, no, no, it's all fake. Like, don't believe that. No, the reality is that I was a criminal defense attorney. I was a public defender. I am somebody who walked into plenty of jails and dealt with real killers. So let me be clear. I understand what happens in the streets, but I don't have to, quote, unquote, be a street girl.” (07:44–07:48)

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