'Squad' Democrat claims Trump DOJ would go on 'murdering spree' with death penalty

Rep. Ayanna Pressley claimed the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 was setting former President Trump up to enact 'wholesale policy violence' in a second term.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts claimed during a Wednesday hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee that former President Trump's Department of Justice would go on a "murdering spree" if re-elected. (Fox News)

"It is critical that we understand that the far-right extremists who are advocating for Schedule F see it as a means to an end. It is their pathway to enact widespread, wholesale policy violence," she continued.

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The seal for the Justice Department is photographed in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign and the Heritage Foundation for reaction to the representative's comments.

Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

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