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Rep. Jason Chaffetz Protested at Raucous Town Hall Meeting

HeadlineFeb 10, 2017

Meanwhile, Congressmember Chaffetz was met with boos, jeers and pointed questions Thursday, as more than 1,000 constituents packed a raucous town hall meeting in his Salt Lake City district. Crowd members booed as Chaffetz took the stage.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz: “Let me tell you something you’re really not going to like. You want to hear this. Hold on. You’re really not going to like this part: The president, under the law, is exempt from the conflict of interest laws.”

Protesters: “Booooooo!”

They chanted “Let them in!” as at least 1,000 more people were denied entrance to the packed high school auditorium. Protesters demanded that Chaffetz launch ethics investigations into President Trump and other administration officials over numerous conflicts of interest. Other protesters called out Chaffetz over his support for selling off public lands in Utah and across the Southwest.

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