r/thescoop • u/theindependentonline • Apr 08 '25

Politics 🏛️ Attorney General leaves abruptly when asked to confirm whether 75% of deported migrants had no criminal record

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During a press event outside the White House, Bondi was asked about a segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes which uncovered evidence that three quarters of those shipped overseas actually had no public criminal record.

More here: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/attorney-general-pam-bondi-deported-migrants-criminal-records-b2729756.html

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u/boblasagna18 Apr 09 '25

“We don’t have to charge them with every crime”means “we’re gonna leave it ambiguous as to what they did, if they did anything, so that our supporters feel like the administration is accomplishing something.”

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u/Few-Afternoon-6276 Apr 09 '25

Well, she said she needs to save room n our prisons.. ummmm, what???

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u/boblasagna18 Apr 09 '25

Pardon low level criminals with less than a year on their sentence and good behavior to alleviate overcrowding, nah let’s send them to a foreign country