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Barrett Says Family ‘Wept’ Over George Floyd Video, Answers Questions On ‘Systemic Racism’

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Barrett Says Family ‘Wept’ Over George Floyd Video, Answers Questions On ‘Systemic Racism’
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett called the death of George Floyd “very, very personal” for her family, noting during day two of her confirmation hearing that she “wept” with one of her daughters over the Floyd video.

Barrett has seven children, two of whom were adopted from Haiti: Vivian and John Peter.

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