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Karoline Leavitt: “If the Alcatraz prison is reopened, it would be under the…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Karoline Leavitt Discusses President Trump's Policies and International Relations

Published | Video Starts at 40:01

He spoke about it in May, and he directed his administration to review a reopening plan for Alcatraz if it is possible, which is why the attorney general and the secretary of interior have traveled there today. They are touring the site. And If the Alcatraz prison is reopened, it would be under the purview of the Bureau of Prisons, and the secretary of interior also would play a big role in this as well. So they're there to review the site today, and I'm sure you'll hear more from them on it later. (40:01–40:13)

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Asserts that the Bureau of Prisons and the Secretary of Interior would oversee Alcatraz if reopened.

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