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Vincent Perez: “Donald Trump wanted an unfair advantage to keep the House…”

Featuring: Vincent Perez, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 77

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Rep. Vince Perez talks redistricting ruling

Published | Video Starts at 08:39

You know, at the end of the day, I want to keep the focus on, you know, we can't look at this as how it's going to impact the House, which ultimately it will. But we got to keep in mind the reason why Donald Trump wanted an unfair advantage to keep the House majority. He didn't care if he had to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters to get there. But ultimately, what the courts rule today is that the law still matters. (08:39–08:46)

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Asserts that Donald Trump sought an unfair advantage in redistricting to maintain House control.

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