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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas , praised the Democratic Party on Sunday for not forcing Virginia Attorney General-elect Jay Jones to resign after his murderous texts surfaced during the campaign.

During an appearance on "Roland Martin Unfiltered," Crockett argued it was good that Democratic leaders did not urge Jones to step down from his race this year, saying that his scandal was nothing more than a "distraction."

"And I was very excited to see that he was able to pull off the win. Not that I know him – I've never met him, I've never talked to him – but because it seems like people did not get caught up in the distractions," Crockett told host Roland Martin.

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