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Jeff Sessions: “I am very concerned that the recent jump in the violent crime and murder rates are not anomalies, but the beginning of a…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
I am very concerned that the recent jump in the violent crime and murder rates are not anomalies, but the beginning of a dangerous trend.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions warns about rising violent crime trends in America.

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