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John Cornyn: “We didn't know whether they were criminals, whether they had…”

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

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Cornyn Blasts Biden Parole Programs for Letting Terrorists into U.S., Commends Trump

Published | Video Starts at 08:28

We knew very little about these individuals and we didn't check up on them once they got here. We didn't know whether they were criminals, whether they had ties to radical terrorist groups or anything. Of course, that's pretty consistent for the Biden administration. There are open border policies for four years that let basically anybody and everybody who wanted to come to the United States in. (08:28–08:35)

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Claims lack of knowledge about Afghan nationals' criminal or terrorist ties.

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