Blumenthal says shooting Martinez and boasting about it were wrong
U.S. senator questioning the homeland security secretary at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
“I don't know why you can't join me in saying it was wrong to shoot Marimar, almost cause her death, and then brag about it.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
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 described Martinez's account and asked Noem to condemn both the shooting and the agent's reported comments.
After the quotation
After Noem said she did not know the case details, Blumenthal repeated that the shooting and reported boasting were wrong.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Was Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum justified in shooting Marimar Martinez?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Blumenthal explicitly said the shooting was wrong, so the statement directly condemns the use of force.
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- Charles Exum, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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