Tim Walz: “Mr. Shandy has no record. No record whatsoever.”

“Their reasoning for a removal of Mr. Shandy was solely based on this. That no longer exists. So respect Minnesota's authority. We have the right to. To issue pardons, which we just did. So Mr. Shandy has no record. No record whatsoever. Now, does that mean that they don't send him to Laos, a place where he's never been. I don't know.” (00:10–04:22)

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