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Tucker Carlson: “To stop Trump from deporting criminals and.”

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Published February 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 49:29

So I know, I think California AG already, they've already allocated 25 million to, to this fight. So I. To stop Trump from deporting criminals and. To stop his agenda in every possible way. So the Democratic attorney generals are going to be suing and trying to stop all of this. (49:29–49:32)

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Asserts that there is an effort to stop Trump from deporting criminals.

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