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Rick Scott: “Our goal is for the benefit of the victims.”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 07:46

And so how could a fire be left smoldering? And I don't think it was a firefighter's decision. So everybody's tried to shift the blame, and that's what happens in politics. But Our goal is for the benefit of the victims. Let's find out what happened, why it happened, and then let's make sure it never happens again. If there needs to be accountability, there ought to be accountability, but that's what the goal is. (07:46–07:50)

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Asserts that the goal of the investigation is to benefit the victims of the Palisades fire.

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