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John Cornyn: “I just assumed that all of our law enforcement officials, no…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Interview With US Sen. John Cornyn

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

But I think I would say also Jack, also their families who serve. How surprising was it, though, for you that in fact that there was this loophole in federal. I was shocked. I was shocked. I just assumed that all of our law enforcement officials, no matter where they serve around the world, are similarly protected. But, you know, for example, when our military is overseas, there usually is a status of forces agreement that protects them. Not so for law enforcement officers. (01:15–01:21)

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Asserts that law enforcement officials serving globally are not uniformly protected by law.

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