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On the recordJuly 21, 2020
They may have a few arrests. They may have a few imprisonments. But they're not going to sustain that commitment and nothing in his plan -- I'm not even sure they have a plan.
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Thomas J. Ridge
Pennsylvania

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Ridge questions the effectiveness and sustainability of President Trump's plan to send federal agents to Chicago.

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