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Barack Obama: And the more we can do to make sure that communities feel that these are their police departments and that they have an…

On the recordJuly 18, 2016
And the more we can do to make sure that communities feel that these are their police departments and that they have an interest in protecting them, the easier it's going to be for police officers to do their jobs.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch

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