Pam Bondi: “If you loot a store, we are going to charge you with robbery…”

“And this isn't just looting to me. You think people just run in, take something, leave, and nothing happens? We're using the Hobbs Act. We are charging robbery to protect Californians. Under this, If you loot a store, we are going to charge you with robbery under the Hobbs act and you're looking at maximum 20 years in prison. but we're going to prosecute you for that. Identifying people now, it's a different world. The guy with the cinder blocks, we were able to identify him.” (01:01–01:09)

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