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Jasmine Crockett: “The number of weapons seized by DHS dropped by almost 80%.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:13

And now they're ignoring the President's illegal war and genocidal threats against the Iranian people. Republicans have completely abandoned the American people. ATF case referrals are down. DEA case referrals are down. The number of weapons seized by DHS dropped by almost 80%. Drug arrests are down. In just the first six months of his administration, Trump's DOJ ended 23,000 criminal cases, including investigations into terrorism, tax evasion, drug trafficking and other violent crimes. (07:13–07:18)

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Asserts that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has seen an almost 80% decrease in weapon seizures.

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