Todd Blanche: “It does appear that he was armed. I have heard the same…”

“Was he disarmed before those shots were fired? I do not know, and nobody else knows either. That's why we're doing an investigation. It does appear that he was armed. I have heard the same thing you have, that he was lawfully armed. And that's something that's important in this country. And there's nothing wrong with anybody lawfully carrying firearms.” (05:49–05:55)

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