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Steve Scaffidi: “The president had said in the campaign it was going after…”

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Wisconsin's Midday News w/ Jessica Tighe & Telly Hughes - 02/10/26

Published | Video Starts at 49:41

What should the answer be? If you're angry about what you're seeing, sort of this overreach, because last time I checked, The president had said in the campaign it was going after criminals. And we find out that latest number I saw was like 14% were actually had some criminal record and the rest didn't. I think it's down to like five. (49:41–49:45)

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Asserts that the president's campaign promised to target criminals.

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