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Kash Patel: “You can't be prosecuted for possessing classified documents.”

Featuring: Kash Patel, Republican | Former Chief of Staff to the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense | National

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Patel defended Trump against the charges he faced in the now dropped classified documents case. They can take what they want. You can't be prosecuted for possessing classified documents. And while he's claimed violent offenders from January 6th deserve punishment, he's defended others charged in relation to the riot at the US Capitol. (01:28–01:32)

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Asserts that possession of classified documents is not prosecutable.

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