These are threats. And when government officials use the power of their office to intimidate a silence speech they. They dislike, they assault the very fabric of our democracy. The resolution I bring forward today is simple. It is straightforward. It condemns any suggestion by President Trump or his administration that criticism of him is illegal. It reaffirms that the First Amendment protects the right to speak truth to power, including and especially to to the most powerful person in our country. (04:06–04:19)
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Asserts that the resolution condemns any suggestion by President Trump that criticism of him is illegal.
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