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On the recordMay 14, 2025
Let's decide it was not OK for Donald Trump to let the people who brutally beat police officers out of jail early. Let's find common cause right now. That would be in service of preventing violence against police officers in the future because we could make it clear-- you and I could make it clear right now--that it doesn't matter whether you are committing violence in the name of Donald Trump or not. It is wrong if you commit violence against police officers. Why can't you just agree with that?
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Addressing the issue of violence against police officers and early release of offenders.

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