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Jasmine Crockett: “Republicans on this committee have chosen to protect [Trump…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett Exposes Trump's 'Autocracy Machine' in a Hard-Hitting Opening Statement

Published | Video Starts at 02:34

Number one, this is the President of the United States standing beside his best friend, Jeffrey Epstein. As we all know, Mr. Epstein is one of the most notorious sexual predators in American history. For eight weeks, the Republicans on this committee have chosen to protect [Trump and Epstein] instead of providing justice to make Mr. Epstein's victims. Now the administration is panicking. First, they campaigned on releasing the Epstein files. Then AG Bondi and associates did a photo op with the files, and she said, and I quote, the Epstein list is on my desk. (02:34–02:42)

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Asserts Republicans have protected Trump and Epstein over providing justice for Epstein's victims.

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