abuse
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Legislatures in several states are now considering bills that would allow lawsuits under state law that seek to hold federal officials, including agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, liable for committing civil-rights abuses.
The official position from Buckingham Palace remains that the King and Queen's "thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse".
From BBC
She expressed her "deep sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the abuses committed by Jeffrey Epstein" and said her contact with him was "simply embarrassing".
From BBC
“We absolutely are here to be a partner, to go after waste, fraud and abuse,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times
She went on to express her "deep sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the abuses committed by Jeffrey Epstein".
From BBC
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