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Citizens may never see their cash again. the practice is so egregious that congress is finally investigating. joining me now is david b. smith, he's a criminal r defense attorney and one of the top forfeiture experts in the country. i'm so happy to have you on the show. i've been wanting to do this topic for months. i think this is so ridiculous that this happens. i have to be honest, some of the stories and examples that i've seen of asset forfeiture sounds more like a heist than anything associated with law enforcement. how exactly is this legal? >> well, that's a very good question. it's le...

Of people i imagine will be reaching out to you after this. >> i hope so, i'm in alexandria, virginia, if you're looking for me. >> i think people from all over the country will be looking for you. so thank you so much, david, for being here. happy new year to you. coming up at home, despite some reunions, the ongoing horror, absolute horror of migrant children being separated from their parents rages on. we'll discuss the lingering effects on kids from this nightmare trump era policy. stay tuned. want your clothes to smell freshly washed all day without heavy perfumes? now they can! with do...

There. this is quite baffling. obviously it impacts black people, disproportionate to other people across 21 states. the average forfeiture amount was just over $1,200. these are not drug lords. so my question to you, david, is when the police essentially rob you because that's what's happening here, agents of the state are robbing you, who do you call? what do you do? >> well, if you have money, you can call a lawyer and try to get the lawyer to get your property released or win in court, but one of the two biggest problems with civil forfeiture is you're not entitled to a court-appointed law...