Tim Kaine: “He was convicted in a federal court in the United States.”

“Given how strongly the President feels about drugs coming from other countries like Venezuela? This is shocking. And. And again, this is not an individual who was accused of running drugs to the United States. He was convicted in a federal court in the United States. One of the bits of evidence was his statement that was picked up by those near to him that he wanted to shove drugs up the nose of gringos and flood the United States with cocaine, more than 400 tons.” (04:45–04:49)

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