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On the recordMay 31, 2020
On June 1, by your testimony, you had largely peaceful protesters up until the time you actually forcibly tried to remove them.
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Rubén Gallego
Democratic · Arizona

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Gallego criticized the decision to forcibly remove peaceful protesters.

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