The President of the United States tried to use prosecutors to silence the free speech of sitting elected lawmakers because he didn't like what they said. That is a line no president, No president in modern American history has ever crossed [the line of using prosecutors to silence lawmakers]. May we have order, Mr. President. The video in question broke no laws. It simply urged members of our military to refuse unlawful orders to honor the Constitution above any individual. (00:24–00:39)
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Asserts that no modern president has used prosecutors to silence lawmakers.
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