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Eric Swalwell: “What do you think is going to happen? People are going to take up violence against the cops.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
What do you think is going to happen? People are going to take up violence against the cops.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell warns that inflammatory rhetoric could lead to violence against police.

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