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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “There has historically been an independent Justice…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is trying to find her party's path back into power. | Morning Edition | NPR

Published | Video Starts at 22:41

Democratic senator from New Jersey. Democratic senator from New Jersey convicted. Yeah. And to 11 years in prison, I believe. You know, this the. We see over and over again that There has historically been an independent Justice Department whose job it is to be separate and apart from the presidency and the executive branch. Just because someone was held to an equal standard of the law does not mean that the Justice Department was weaponized. (22:41–22:52)

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Asserts the historical independence of the Justice Department from the presidency and executive branch.

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