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On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
He was, largely, responsible for implementing the zero tolerance policy and continuing to prosecute parents even after his own officials told him they could not provide basic information to courts about the separated families.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley discusses Jeff Sessions' role in the controversial zero tolerance policy.

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