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Jim McGovern: “The acting Attorney General did not rule out…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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We are the Rules Committee. And I yield some time to the Right. I just want to save the record. So we're not making all this stuff up here. I mean, The acting Attorney General did not rule out anti-weaponization payouts for people who assaulted law enforcement officers during the January 6, 2021 breach of the Capitol. He said, quote, anybody can apply. And that was in response to a question today from Senator Chris Coons. That's for me. That's not for me to say it. (04:49–05:03)

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Asserts that the acting Attorney General did not rule out payouts for January 6th offenders.

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