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Mazie Hirono: “Earlier this year, FBI counterterrorist special agents and…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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Published | Video Starts at 04:48

You would not have the results of personnel who. We would not have the reduction of violence in the state of Hawaii if we did not allocate the resources. Earlier this year, FBI counterterrorist special agents and investigators were reassigned to assist with immigration enforcement. Reportedly, these counterterrorism experts were returned to the jobs they trained for in late January after Iran threatened to retaliate for our strikes on their nuclear facilities. (04:48–04:59)

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Asserts that FBI counterterrorism personnel were reassigned to immigration enforcement earlier this year.

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