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Jasmine Crockett: “They were willing to jail elected officials.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:21

And they did. They were willing to jail us. I need y' all to understand this. As you were talking to the people in your congregations, They were willing to jail elected officials. And this time was no different as we saw Nicole Collier be incarcerated on the House floor. This is how insidious they are, because they know our power. (09:21–09:25)

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