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Merrick Garland: “Defunding the FBI would leave the United States naked to the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party; to the…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2023
Defunding the FBI would leave the United States naked to the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party; to the attacks by Iranians on American citizens and attempts assassinate former officials; to the Russian aggression; to North Korean cyberattacks; to violent crime in the United States, which the FBI helps to fight against; to all kinds of espionage; and to domestic violent extremists who have attacked our churches, our synagogues, our mosques, and who have killed individuals out of racial hatred.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Garland warns against the catastrophic consequences of defunding the FBI.

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