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Jim McGovern: “The President is hinting that maybe he would be favorable to…”

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

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McGovern SLAMS Trump For Saying He DOESN'T CARE About Americans' Finances

Published | Video Starts at 33:22

… we want to prohibit the use of federal funds to Compensate individuals who were prosecuted for their involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. The President is hinting that maybe he would be favorable to compensating some of these people who are responsible for that terrible [attack on January 6]. For the terrible crimes on that day. I find that sickening, quite frankly. He wants to give money to criminals, to people who attacked our democracy, who beat up our police officers, and yet he doesn't want to give money to our police officers. (33:22–33:32)

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Asserts that the President may support compensating individuals involved in the January 6 attack.

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