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Ted Cruz: “FBI Director Kash Patel of what has happened.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 27:45

And I want to give you some of the raw backgrounds that explains why the murder rate has dropped so profoundly. Here are some raw numbers. And this was put out by FBI Director Kash Patel of what has happened. That would explain why is it that we've seen a 20% drop in murder rate in the last year? We've seen an increase in violent crime arrests. (27:45–27:50)

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Asserts that FBI Director Kash Patel provided information on the decrease in the murder rate.

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