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Michael Bennet: “When there was a lawsuit brought by 20 of the Democratic…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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I think we have to fight to make sure that Donald Trump is not violating our civil rights with ICE in the manner that I just described. I also think it's really important for everybody to know that When there was a lawsuit brought by 20 of the Democratic attorneys general in the first Trump administration, Bill Weiser was nowhere to be found on a lawsuit that concerned the separation of children from their families at the border. And that is not the kind of leadership that we need. Instead, we need somebody who's going to stand up to Trump, make sure that ICE is not violating our … (15:18–15:33)

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Asserts that Bill Weiser did not participate in a lawsuit by 20 Democratic attorneys general concerning family separation at the border.

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