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Kristen Welker: “172 people did plead guilty to assaulting police officers.”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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Meet the Press Full Episode — June 7

Published | Video Starts at 36:51

No. Well, yeah, no, there's none. You know what you do try looking at the tapes one time. Would you take it, look at the tapes one time. But 172 people did plead guilty to assaulting police officers. You know why they pled guilty? Because they told they were going to jail for 15 years if they didn't. Should they pled guilty because they were frightened? They went down. (36:51–36:55)

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Asserts that 172 individuals pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers related to January 6 events.

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