Video: Hawley Calls for DOJ Crackdown on 'Outrageous' Religious Freedom Violations

By The Western Journal September 23, 2020 at 12:51pm

‘These continued violations of the First Amendment are outrageous.’ STORY: http://w-j.co/s/a52e5

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