Hakeem Jeffries: “These members of Congress did not violate the law.”

“We're going to make sure that they have the highest quality legal representation. We stand firmly behind them. They did nothing wrong. These members of Congress did not violate the law. And the Department of Justice continues to weaponize the criminal justice system to go after people who express dissent or stand up against the extremism and corruption of the Trump administration.” (19:58–20:02)

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