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Karoline Leavitt: “The FBI has arrested 1700 child predators and more than 300…”

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

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Feb. 5, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

The FBI also conducted more than 67,000 arrests from Inauguration Day 2025 to to January 20, 2026, which is 197% more arrests than the same period previously. The FBI also disrupted 1800 gangs in criminal enterprises, a 210% increase from the year prior. The FBI has arrested 1700 child predators and more than 300 human traffickers across the country since President Trump took office. Six of the FBI's top 10 most wanted fugitives have been captured right here in our nation's capital, where you all live, so you know it well whether you choose to report it or not. (02:35–02:46)

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