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Chris Murphy: “The first step is to convert the justice system into a…”

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 04:24

And so I want to talk to my colleagues today about the totality of this plan. And it really happens in five steps. The first step is to convert the justice system into a political witch hunt operation. Every totalitarian relies on the justice system to punish dissent, but also to immunize illegality for loyalists. That's the deal you get in a totalitarian state. (04:24–04:31)

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Asserts that the justice system is being used as a political tool.

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