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Ted Lieu: “What the federal forces in Portland did was unconstitutional. Federal forces in full combat gear in the dark of night…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
What the federal forces in Portland did was unconstitutional. Federal forces in full combat gear in the dark of night grabbed a protestor who was peacefully standing there.
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

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Ted Lieu argues that federal actions against protestors were unconstitutional.

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