Pam Bondi Thanks Mexican Authorities For Help In Targeting Cartels Following 'El Mayo' Guilty Plea

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Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked about US cooperation with Mexico in investigating and targeting drug cartels during a press briefing about the guilty plea of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia.

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00:00Would you be in this case?

00:01Hang on, hang on. We'll just take a few questions. Sir, sitting right there.

00:04Yeah, thank you so much. Mexican President, Olga Sheinbaum,

00:08saying the U.S. government should collaborate with Mexico to understand

00:11how the U.S. authorities bring El Mago Zambada, because for them it's not clear yet.

00:17What's your answer on that request?

00:19Well, first we want to thank the Mexican authorities for all of their help

00:23in bringing all of these cartel leaders to justice.

00:29We're not going to comment on any of the specifics of any investigation,

00:33but we have brought, under Donald Trump's direction,

00:36we have brought more cartel leaders to justice than any other administration in this nation's history.

00:43Any other questions? Go ahead, Ellen.

00:45Why did he put the death penalty off the table on his case?

00:48So, Mexico, I've done this my entire career as a prosecutor when dealing with Mexico.

00:54We cannot seek the death penalty. We've always known that,

00:56and that's an agreement that we've had with Mexico.

00:59When we get them to our country, that includes many others.

01:03This guy's 78 years old, but he will live like he's on death row.

01:06I can tell you that.

01:07He will live in a prison cell the rest of his life.

01:18You can.

01:19You can.

01:20Please.

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