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Karoline Leavitt: “There's actually questions about whether a verbal order carries the same weight as a legal order, as a written order and…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2025
There's actually questions about whether a verbal order carries the same weight as a legal order, as a written order and our lawyers are determined to ask and answer those questions in court.
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Karoline Leavitt
Republican · New Hampshire

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Leavitt addressed the legal implications of a verbal versus written order regarding deportations.

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