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Louie Gohmert: “It is flipping the presumption of innocence on its head, it is irrational, and it is penalizing those who are poor.”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
It is flipping the presumption of innocence on its head, it is irrational, and it is penalizing those who are poor.
Said by
Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the negative impacts of the bail system on the poor.

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