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Pete Buttigieg: “Any part of the federal government that is empowered with…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 05:31

And in many cases, including this mother of three, this American mother of three who lost her life yesterday, it's doing the opposite. That's why when you have Any part of the federal government that is empowered with the ability to use deadly force...has to be accountable, transparent, lawful. that it has to be lawful. And. And we don't see evidence of any of that. So it's not about what name you give to the agency that handles immigration law. (05:31–05:42)

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Asserts that federal agencies with deadly force authority must be accountable, transparent, and lawful.

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