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Pete Hegseth: “By the way, the victim's mother, to your point, begged for a…”

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And the governor, his. His people are so radical, he's been hiding them from the committee that's supposed to safeguard this process. Oh, so no oversight either. Fantastic. No. By the way, the victim's mother, to your point, begged for a protective order against him the day. The day that she and her son were attacked. You're saying this new administration takes the view that victim input shouldn't be included in parole? That's been the track record with J.B. pritzker's prisoner review Board. (03:09–03:19)

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Asserts that the victim's mother requested a protective order on the day of the attack.

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