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Tim Walz: “We put 79 people in prison.”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 03:53

So we lowered what it took to show that fraud was happening. And what did you do with the results of lowering the standards to prove fault, to prove fraud, what did you do? We put 79 people in prison. And. But, Governor Walls, the fraud continued to increase. It increased under your tenure. Do you acknowledge that? Did the numbers increase? Yes. And I tell you, when you. (03:53–03:55)

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