FBI Has Arrested 28,000 Violent Criminals Since Jan. 20: Trump

A key part of the FBI’s crackdown against violent criminals has been the agency’s Operation Summer Heat.
FBI Has Arrested 28,000 Violent Criminals Since Jan. 20: Trump
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President Donald Trump commended the FBI in an Oct. 20 Truth Social post, saying that the agency is doing an “incredible job,” having arrested thousands of criminals and disrupting criminal activity across the nation.

“Since January 20th, more than 28,000 Violent Criminals have been arrested (RECORD BREAKING!), with over 6,000 illegal weapons seized, more than 1,700 child predators and 300 human traffickers taken off the streets, 5,000 innocent children rescued, 2,000 Criminal Enterprises disrupted, 1,900 kilos of Fentanyl (Enough to kill 125 Million people!) taken out—HISTORIC RESULTS,” Trump wrote.

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