It's unfortunate that we had to get to a place where we had to, you know, procedurally force this. We were fought by the White House and this administration over and over and over again to try to hide these names and hide the extent to which this sex trafficking ring pervaded every aspect of the country. As we've reported, President Donald Trump has signaled that he would sign the bill if it clears the House and Senate. If the president were in favor of releasing these, he could just order it. (01:00–01:17)
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