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Sessions pledges DOJ will prosecute 3D-gun crimes

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is pictured before delivering remarks on efforts to combat violent crime in America during an appearance at the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia on Thursday August 9, 2018, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions committed to prosecuting individuals that create undetectable 3D printed firearms on Thursday.

American Christian pastor Andrew Brunson, a North Carolina native who has lived and worked in Turkey for two decades, has been held in a Turkish jail for the past 18 months on charges relating to ties with U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. He is also accused of playing a role in the failed 2016 military coup to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Associated Press/File)

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Then-CIA Director John Brennan responds to a question as he speaks at the Global Security Forum 2015, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

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Members of the defense team for Paul Manafort, from left, Kevin Downing, Jay Nanavati, Richard Westling, Thomas Zehnle, and Brian Ketcham, walk to federal court for closing arguments in the trial of the former Trump campaign chairman, in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York in this May 10, 2018, file photo. New York Gov. On Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at a bill signing event in Manhattan, Cuomo said that America "was never that great" during remarks criticizing Republican President Donald Trump and his slogan "Make America Great Again," saying America won't be truly great until all Americans have true equality. Republicans quickly pounced on Cuomo's remarks. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ** FILE **

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In this Oct. 16, 2011, photo, Aretha Franklin sings as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama look on during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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Members of the defense team for Paul Manafort, from left, Kevin Downing, Jay Nanavati, Richard Westling, Thomas Zehnle, and Brian Ketcham, walk to federal court for closing arguments in the trial of the former Trump campaign chairman, in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, Denver Broncos general manager John Elway stands on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo. Ever since Von Miller led the Broncos past Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, the franchise has been in a state of flux. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) ** FILE **

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is questioned by reporters about changing his vote to yes on President Trump's nomination of Oklahoma congressman James Bridenstine to run NASA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joins protesters objecting to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at a rally Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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