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Elissa Slotkin: “Seven days ago, they were asking us to voluntarily come and…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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MS NOW: Slotkin says she is going on offense after Trump's DOJ fails to indict

Published | Video Starts at 09:02

… I've studied my whole life, there's a playbook where you use and weaponize the federal government against people you disagree with to get them to shut up. So, you know, Seven days ago, they were asking us to voluntarily come and sit for this inquiry. When we said no, they went again, what we'd call high and right, and they went to court. So it doesn't surprise me. It shouldn't surprise anyone anymore. (09:02–09:07)

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Asserts that they were asked to voluntarily attend an inquiry seven days ago.

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