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Matt Gaetz: “You go a few presidents back, and you find folks who've…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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The Anchormen Show Episode 93 - Wolves in the Henhouse w/ Pearson Sharp & Ammon Blair

Published | Video Starts at 37:41

They have parallel governance from the subnational level all the way to the national level. I think they've had that for a while. I think they've had that since. For several presidents. I mean, You go a few presidents back, and you find folks who've taken some pretty substantial bribes from the Sinaloa cartel. You've talked about the cartel's capabilities, and. And this is an uncomfortable question, but to what extent did you observe cartel infiltration of CBP when you were there? (37:41–37:47)

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