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On the recordMarch 29, 2021
What happened to George Floyd was a high-tech lynching. It was a cold-blooded murder. It unfolded in front of the American people.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Jeffries describes the murder of George Floyd and its implications for police violence.

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