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On the recordJuly 27, 2020
So, as the top law enforcement official in our country, do you think Americans who show up to peacefully protest should expect to be beaten and pepper sprayed and have their bones broken by federal officers?
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline presses Barr on the treatment of peaceful protestors by federal officers.

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