Matt Gaetz: “You can't let state governments lock up federal material…”

“I'm not making my own judgment or pronouncement. I'm quoting President Trump's characterization of a stolen 2020 election. So if that is what is going on, she would be a material witness. And You can't let state governments lock up federal material witnesses over their own grievances. And I would have the federal marshals show up at that prison and get Tina Peters out. And I think that until we do that, we can't really say that we have fixed the problems of the over.” (08:50–08:57)

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