Markwayne Mullin: “If the individual themselves is illegal, they are federal…”

“Once again, the federal agencies were doing their job. By the way, Secret Service actually has a role in going after counterfeit merchandise too. Not much less. If the individual themselves is illegal, they are federal fugitives. And if we're not going to enforce a nation of laws, then we become a lawless nation. And I don't think anybody wants that.” (04:07–04:11)

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