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Bonnie Watson Coleman: When they arrested the mayor, he was in the public domain. He was not on their property. They made a decision to make an…

On the recordMay 8, 2025
When they arrested the mayor, he was in the public domain. He was not on their property. They made a decision to make an example of this.
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic · New Jersey

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Watson Coleman criticized the arrest of Baraka as a politically motivated intimidation tactic.

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