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Chris Murphy: “The administration isn't hiding it. They are going on TV and…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

Published | Video Starts at 08:06

But there is an attempt underway to try to use the vast regulatory powers of the administration to censor media. And again, The administration isn't hiding it. They are going on TV and celebrating the fact that in the latest instance, they threatened to pull the licenses of TV stations that didn't take off the air. One of the President's loudest critics. But we also see it through the consolidation of media into the hands of allies of the president. (08:06–08:24)

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