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Pete Hegseth: “This is an ideological thing. This is a, this is a, you…”

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Illinois is LETTING CRIMINALS GO

Published | Video Starts at 01:24

We see the parole board voting at a much higher clip to release people out onto the streets. And it's become a real problem here in Illinois. So Jason, This is an ideological thing. This is a, this is a, you know, just like we've seen with DAs and other things, a belief that there have been over prosecution and so we need to let people out. Yeah, it's become an ideological thing with this governor. He plays politics with everything. It's not about public policy. It's also become a leadership thing though. (01:24–01:36)

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Asserts that the parole board's actions are ideologically driven, similar to trends seen with district attorneys.

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