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On the recordJune 14, 2025
This is not some rabble-rouser. And to see him mistreated that way and tackled to the ground and shackled that way and in the midst of what we’re seeing more broadly in Los Angeles is just atrocious.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff defends Padilla's actions and condemns his treatment during the incident.

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