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On the recordMay 11, 2025
The notion that I or any of my colleagues 'body slammed' armed federal officers is absurd. DHS is lying because they know their agents were out of line.
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic · New Jersey

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Coleman denies accusations of assaulting ICE officers and criticizes DHS for lying.

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