“Who is the state senator? Do you want to give me his name? We'll destroy his career.”

— Donald J. Trump

Trump responding to Sheriff Harold Eavenson's statement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1SKm1hTWq0 about a Texas state senator proposing legislation to require convictions before sheriffs could receive forfeiture money. (7 February 2017)
2010s, 2017, February

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