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Markwayne Mullin: “This was law enforcement that President Trump had directed…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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SEN MULLIN: "Democrats clapped about this in a classified setting...' | The Evening Edit

Published | Video Starts at 02:32

Liz, that's absolutely what happened. And by the way, the President didn't have to seek congressional approval because this wasn't an act of war. This was law enforcement that President Trump had directed the Dow Department of War to assist law enforcement in. Remember, this was an indicted dictator. He was an indicted narco trafficker that was indicted five years ago. And the Biden administration put the largest bounty ever on an individual to remove him. (02:32–02:40)

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