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Cato Weekly Podcast • August 8, 2020 

# Federal Task Forces Reduce Police Accountability 

When is your local cop not a local cop? When he’s deputized as a federal agent. That can pose problems for state and local police accountability. Simone Weichselbaum of The Marshall Project and Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice comment.

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##### Patrick Jaicomo 

Attorney, Institute for Justice

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute