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Mark Pocan: “We've now seized or detained tankers. We're claiming there's…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 48 with Brian Finucane

Published | Video Starts at 07:49

But rather than actually capturing them to see that, you know, we just kind of destroyed them, was the issue of tankers in fact, today, I believe it, or yesterday there was another tanker that was seized. So We've now seized or detained tankers. We're claiming there's a connection perhaps either to Cuba, Iran, [or] Russia. was taking some credit for a boat that's not under their flag. What about this action? You know, is there any legal justification for what the United States did with the seizure of tankers? (07:49–07:58)

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