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Trump sees that being tough on crime requires being smart on crime

By Washington Examiner
Published October 15, 2018 4:00am ET
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Trump sees that being tough on crime requires being smart on crime
President Donald Trump speaks from the Truman Balcony at the Fourth of July picnic for military families on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Washington. | (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Now is the time for criminal justice reform, and President Trump is the man to do it.

Momentum is building within the conservative movement for prison reform, momentum punctuated by the Oval Office visit Thursday of rapper Kanye West. A criminal justice reform bill has passed the Republican House, and the Republican Senate is taking it seriously. That’s great. Conservatives should embrace reforms that are good for the country without being soft on crime.

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