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Elissa Slotkin: “They responded by trying to get us charged criminally.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:10

So I'm not going to legitimize a voluntary inquiry when it was so clearly something that was made up to fulfill the goals of this president. So seven days later and you see that They responded by trying to get us charged criminally. That is an absolute confirmation that this is not about real law. It's about weaponizing the justice system against people you disagree with. Yeah. (12:10–12:14)

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Asserts that there was an attempt to charge [Elissa Slotkin and others] criminally.

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