Noem conditionally agrees with Blumenthal's account but reserves judgment
U.S. secretary of homeland security testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee
“Sir, the way that you have portrayed it, it appears to be, but let me look at the case so I can speak to the specifics of it.”
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Official statement
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Official transcript of a March 3 Senate Judiciary Committee exchange between Richard Blumenthal and Kristi Noem. The page includes their direct statements about Marimar Martinez's shooting and the limits Noem placed on her answer.
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Blumenthal asked Noem whether shooting Martinez and then bragging about it was wrong.
After the quotation
Noem said she would review the case and later declined to say whether the agent should remain on duty.
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Case context: Was Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum justified in shooting Marimar Martinez?
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Why this label?
Noem agreed only that the conduct appeared wrong as Blumenthal described it and reserved judgment pending review, making her position conditional.
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